NOVA — S42E18 — Invisible Universe Revealed
2015 · 55 MIN · IMDB 8.1
Overview
Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. In honor of Hubble's landmark anniversary, NOVA tells the remarkable story of the telescope that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos. But Hubble's early days nearly doomed it to failure: a one-millimeter engineering blunder had turned the billion-dollar telescope into an object of ridicule. It fell to five heroic astronauts in a daring mission to return Hubble to the cutting edge of science. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars and planets, advanced our understanding of dark energy and cosmic expansion, and uncovered black holes lurking at the heart of galaxies. Join NOVA for the story of this magnificent machine and its astonishing discoveries.
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00:00:01 MISSION CONTROL: Lift off of the Space Shuttle Discovery
00:03:11 high above the distortions of our atmosphere,
00:06:07 one of the men there asked me if I knew anyone
00:08:28 In the pristine vacuum of space, light can travel
00:10:45 NARRATOR: For the first time in history, there was evidence
00:12:49 Astronomers used to have fistfights
00:14:56 So NASA got a rather limited view
00:17:06 the Hubble Space Telescope is released
00:19:17 NARRATOR: With a single focal point,
00:21:21 and being associated with the telescope was difficult
00:23:48 in front of each of the other instruments
00:26:03 on an ambitious mission
00:28:05 Astronaut Kathryn Thornton pulls out an old instrument
00:30:53 scientists could finally begin to solve
00:33:17 NARRATOR: This has allowed astronomers to solve another enduring mystery:
00:35:42 would take a circuitous route,
00:37:34 that new supernova will have exploded
00:39:31 We knew that if we got anything wrong,
00:41:30 the beginning of the universe
00:43:40 that was the key
00:45:52 and install and repair spectrographs
00:47:38 This recent image of the Andromeda galaxy
00:49:56 so NASA may send up a robot with a small rocket
00:52:15 in making progress toward these answers
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NOVA, season 42, episode 18: Invisible Universe Revealed.
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