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Click here to learn more about NASA’s mission to the Hubble Space telescope. Includes step-by-step visuals about what the astronauts will do, information about how the telescope works, and video about the mission. Also, some of the best photos that Hubble has taken of our universe!

Brief video explaining the Hubble mission and introducing the astronauts…

Launch of the space shuttle to begin this mission…

Some of Hubble’s best work!

The Kepler spacecraft was launched into space last night. Its job is to take pictures of planets that orbit around other stars.

Here’s an animation:

And here’s the video of Kepler’s launch.

We are starting to explore the solar system, and this is the first tool we’re using. It’s free software called Celestia. Click on the picture to learn more about it! We’ll be posting screenshots of what we find!

Some of the things 219 noticed this morning:
-The Sun has spots!
-Jupiter and Saturn have many moons.
-There are many satellites orbiting Earth.