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Hubble’s deep southern stare

Staring down a corridor 12 billion light-years long, the Hubble Space Telescope has doubled the number of galaxies that scientists can study to decipher the early universe.

 

References:

Villard, R., and R. Williams. 1998. The universe "down under" is the target of Hubble’s latest deep-view. Space Telescope Science Institute Press Release.

 

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1998. Mapping the universe. Science News 153(Jan. 31):79.

______. 1997. After Hubble: The next generation. Science News 151(April 26):262.

_____. 1996. Distant galaxies dazzle in the infrared. Science News 150(Nov. 16):309.

______. 1996. Deep images favor expanding universe. Science News 149(April 20):246.

______. 1996. Found: Primeval galaxies. Science News 149(Feb. 24):120.

______. 1996. Hubble’s deep view of the universe. Science News 149(Jan. 20):36.

 

Sources:

Henry C. Ferguson
Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

Robert E. Williams
Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 22, November 28, 1998, p. 343. Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

 

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