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The Hubble Space Telescope Still Works Great — Except When It Doesn't

An STS-125 crew member onboard the space shuttle Atlantis snaps a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle. Johnson Space Center/NASA hide caption

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The Hubble Space Telescope Still Works Great — Except When It Doesn't

None of us is perfect, and sometimes the Hubble Space Telescope just flat-out points to the wrong spot in the sky. This has been happening more than ever in the last couple of years.

The Hubble Space Telescope Still Works Great — Except When It Doesn't

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Chile And Telescopes Are A Match Made In Heaven

One of the 54 steerable dishes that make up much of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile's Atacama Desert. This one is 39 feet in diameter. Kathy Hudson/Hudson Works hide caption

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Chile And Telescopes Are A Match Made In Heaven

The South American country is home to the Andes Mountains and the Atacama Desert, places that have some of the stillest and driest air in the world. That makes them ideal for astronomy.

Chile And Telescopes Are A Match Made In Heaven

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