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Learn about the Hubble Space Telescope's incredible reach and why a block of lead on Venus would melt like ice on Earth. Join us as we delve into the wonders of our celestial neighborhood, revealing ...

The Goddard Space Flight Center library's holdings, containing unique documents from the space race, will be stored or disposed of.

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Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

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The venerable Hubble observatory is going strong despite its decades in space and the advent of next-generation successors ...