Hubble Revisited

Arguably the single most successful scientific instrument ever built, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to dazzle us. In recent months it has been at the front lines of all the most pressing questions in astrophysics. What is the age of the Universe? How are stars born? Are extrasolar planets similar to those in our galaxy? In Hubble Revisited: New Images from the Discovery Machine , the authors of the highly acclaimed Hubble: A New Window to the Universe present a new atlas of the latest full-color images, complete with easy-to-read explanatory text. This book provides readers with an exciting, detailed, and gorgeously illustrated account of Hubbles breathtaking new discoveries.

From the authors of the acclaimed Hubble: A New Window to the Universe comes a new atlas of the latest dazzling findings from the most successful scientific instrument ever built. The Hubble telescope has allowed scientists to make major new discoveries in practically every important area of modern astronomy: the age and size of the universe, the nature of exotic objects, how stars are born and evolve, and dozens of other fascinating questions. The Discovery Machine brings you these revelations in beautiful color images and clear, easy-to- read explanations.

1. Telescopes on the Ground and in Space.- Telescopes in Orbit and NewTelescopes on Mountaintops.- The Long Road to Hubble's Launch.- In Orbit.- The First Servicing Mission.- The Second Servicing Mission.- 2. To the Edge of the Universe.- The Basic Questions of Cosmology.- A View into the Depths of Spaceand Time: The Hubble Deep Field.- The Search for Cosmic Numbers.- Searching for the Building Blocks of Galaxies.- Colliding Galaxies.- Quasars: Beacons at the Beginning of Time.- Active Galaxies: Nearby Mini-Quasars.- Gravitational Lenses: Hubble's Telephoto Lens.- Cosmic Gamma Ray Bursts.- 3. Stars.- Stellar Nurseries.- Giant Stars.- Globular Clusters, White Dwarfs, and Blue Stragglers.- Still Going Strong: Supernova 1987A.- Neutron Stars.- A Festival of Colors and Shapes.- Old Couples.- 4. Planets.- Planets around Other Stars.- At the Edge of the Solar System: Pluto and Trans-Neptunian Objects.- Neptune and Uranus.- Saturn.- Jupiter's Aurorae.- Jupiter's Moons.- Asteroids.- Comets.- Mars.- 5. Hubble's Future and ItsSuccessors.- Hubble's Second Decade.- The Next Two Shuttle Visits.- Hubble's Legacy: The Data Archive.- Hubble's Successors.- Europe as Partner.- 6. Appendix.- Want to See More? (World WideWeb Addresses).- Further Reading.