News Archive / Tagged: Hubble

• 30 years since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope

  Theresa CrossApril 24th, 2020

  Thirty years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope took to the skies aboard STS-31 and Space Shuttle Discovery.

• Ultrahot Jupiters destroy water

  Jim SharkeyAugust 15th, 2018

  "Ultrahot Jupiters" are a class of incredibly hot giant exoplanets that orbit their star more closely than Mercury orbits the Sun. These worlds, such as Wasp-121b, are tidally locked, meaning one side of the planet permanently faces its star. But what separates this world from others?