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2006

10/31/2006 STScI-2006-53 21. Hubble Servicing Mission 4 NASA announced today plans for a fifth servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Shuttle astronauts will visit the telescope to extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through... (More)
10/19/2006 STScI-2006-48 22. Mars May Be Cozy Place for Hardy Microbes A class of especially hardy microbes that live in some of the harshest Earthly environments could flourish on cold Mars and other chilly planets, according to a research... (More)
10/3/2006 STScI-2006-49 23. JWST Project Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Physics John C. Mather, a senior astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)... (More)
8/25/2006 STScI-2006-43 24. Robert Williams Named President-Elect of the International Astronomical Union The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, has named Dr. Robert Williams, Space Telescope Science... (More)
8/15/2006 STScI-2006-40 25. STScI Astrophysicist Shares 2006 Gruber Cosmology Prize Astrophysicist Michael G. Hauser (Space Telescope Science Institute deputy director and adjunct professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Johns Hopkins University... (More)
6/21/2006 STScI-2006-27 26. Dark Energy Co-Discoverer Adam Riess Shares Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2006 Astronomer Adam Riess, of the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Johns Hopkins University, and two colleagues, have been awarded... (More)
5/16/2006 STScI-2006-21 27. Astronomer Wins Top Prize for Creating Black Hole Web Site Explore the world of black holes in an award-winning Web site created by a team led by Roeland van der Marel, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science... (More)
2/1/2006 STScI-2006-08 28. Lecture Series Promotes Respect in the Workplace Today's workplace for "hard-discipline" organizations, such as science, technology, engineering and medicine requires a more diverse and balanced set of skills for success... (More)

2005

8/31/2005 STScI-2005-24 29. Hubble Space Telescope Begins "Two-Gyro" Science Operations NASA's Hubble Space Telescope entered a new era of science operations this week, when engineers shut down one of the three operational gyroscopes aboard the observatory. (More)
8/9/2005 STScI-2005-23 30. FITS for Fun -- Create Spectacular Pictures in Minutes With the release of version 2 of the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator image processing software, it's now even easier and faster to create stunning... (More)
6/13/2005 STScI-2005-08 31. New Director Appointed at Space Telescope Dr. Mattias (Matt) Mountain has been appointed director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, the science operations center for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope... (More)
4/25/2005 STScI-2005-12 32. Hubble Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Spectacular New Images During the 15 years NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has orbited the Earth, it has taken more than 700,000 photos of the cosmos; images that have awed, astounded... (More)
2/16/2005 STScI-2005-14 33. Founding Hubble Institute Director to Receive National Medal of Science Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, founding director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), will receive the 2003 National Medal of Science... (More)
2/10/2005 STScI-2005-07 34. American Astronomical Society Sets Goals for Improving Gender Equity in Astronomy The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has endorsed a new set of recommendations to improve the status of gender equity in astronomy. The recommendations... (More)

2004

7/8/2004 STScI-2004-53 35. Process Astronomical Images on Your Home Computer Just Like the Experts Anyone with a desktop computer running Adobe® Photoshop® or Adobe Photoshop Elements software can try their hand at crafting astronomical... (More)
6/24/2004 STScI-2004-16 36. Hubble IMAX Film Takes Viewers on Ride Through Space and Time Take a virtual ride to the outer reaches of the universe and explore 10 billion years of galactic history, from fully formed and majestic... (More)
6/10/2004 STScI-2004-50 37. STScI Director Steven Beckwith Inducted as 2004 American Academy Fellow The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced the election of 178 new Fellows and 24 new Foreign Honorary Members to Academy membership. Dr. (More)
5/6/2004 STScI-2004-48 38. Ethan J. Schreier to Become President of Associated Universities, Inc. The Board of Trustees of Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) has announced the appointment of Dr. Ethan J. Schreier as the next President of AUI. Schreier... (More)
5/4/2004 STScI-2004-47 39. HubbleSite.org Nominated for Best Science Web Site for the Eighth Annual Webby Awards The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity... (More)
1/15/2004 STScI-2004-03 40. 2004 Van Biesbroeck Prize Awarded to Doxsey Citing "his outstanding, unselfish dedication to making the Hubble Space Telescope one of the most scientifically productive telescopes of all time," the American Astronomical... (More)