Cosmic "Baby Picture" Marks Hubble's 17th Birthday


	Cosmic "Baby Picture" Marks Hubble's 17th Birthday

mugofcoffee

4-25-2007 6:50 AM

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cosmic, picture, hubble, earth, nationalgeographic.

mugofcoffee says:

just so beautiful!

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4-25-2007 11:59 AM

The REAL Napster

The hubble is one of the greatest achievements of the space program, even with all it's glitches and faulty mirror, etc. It continues to amaze us and it's easy to see why.

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