Aug 29 1990
From The Space Library
The first scientific results from the Hubble Space Telescope confirmed that it would reveal a more detailed view of the heavens than any ground telescope, in spite of its flawed mirror. The latest pictures showed the clearest view yet of a supernova discovered in 1987 and of densely packed stars in a distant galaxy that could be the result of a black hole.
Meanwhile, scientists at NASA reported that the Magellan spacecraft was operating in another safe mode and communication with it had been off-and on. The navigation problem had been narrowed down but not pinpointed, and the mapping survey of Venus would be delayed two or three weeks. (NY Times, Aug 30/90; W Times, Aug 30/90; NASA Release 90-117; 90-118)
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