Hubble Space Telescope Upgrade

Settembre 9, 2008 | By gianvito In Gianvito's blog, News, space |
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News:

  • Installing the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) — A new and more powerful main camera that bests its predecessors by seeing in both ultraviolet and near infrared as well as visible light. Hubble would be able to see 90 times more objects than it did at launch in April 1990.
  • Replacing six Rate Sensor Units (RSU) — The gyroscopes help keep Hubble pointed precisely at distant stars and galaxies for hours at a time. Hubble can technically limp by on two or even one gyroscope, but the fresh exchange ensures that the science keeps flowing.
  • Replacing six Nickel Hydrogen Batteries — The suitcase...

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