To: RonF
They're considering a replacement for the Hubble (named after another great astronomer). This new Hubble replacement will be slightly larger with the mirror going up in several pieces. This new mirror will allow more light in thus bring objects from deep space even closer.
13 posted on
08/15/2003 8:52:23 AM PDT by
bedolido
(None of us is as dumb as all of us!)
To: bedolido
Yeah, that's the new James Webb telescope. But there are the usual concerns about when it will actually launch and see first light, and even when it's up there, why not have still use the Hubble as well?
16 posted on
08/15/2003 9:14:52 AM PDT by
RonF
To: bedolido
Minor correction -- James Webb is *not* a great astronomer -- he is a former NASA administrator.
MD
72 posted on
08/16/2003 11:50:11 AM PDT by
MikeD
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