A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE PLANETS
Apr 08, 2020
3 minutes
The Solar System is our cosmic back garden. It should be one of the best-known parts of our corner of the Universe. Yet when Hubble launched in 1990 our planetary neighbourhood was still deeply shrouded in mystery. Looking up from Earth, the ever-shifting atmosphere blurred our view of the planets, making it difficult to see their features. Above the turbulent air, Hubble could watch these worlds in peace and has been doing so for the last three decades.
This long life has been one of Hubble’s greatest assets, making it possible to reveal the weather and climate patterns
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