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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Hubble Repair Mission Approved by NASA


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Perhaps one of the most iconic images ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, this picture of the so-called Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula was released in 1995.

Today NASA announced it will go forward with a final repair mission to the aging telescope, keeping it operational until its replacement is launched in 2013.

Image by NASA, ESA, STScI, J. Hester and P. Scowen (Arizona State University)