HI GUYS AND HAPPY HUBBLE DAY!!! Longest 3 Days Ever Waiting For My Goat To Turn 35. Happy Birthday, Hubble

Custom 1000-THR EarthMover figure, 55cm tall

And Benjamin.

I FINALLY GOT UP AND DID SOMETHING AND MADE REFERENCE SHEETS(?) FOR THE WEIRD FOOTBALL SPACE PROBES!!!

i think u can barely call it reference sheet but its not like that matters!!

i love 17776 a lot. i hope i never forget about it when i grow up

Murderbot is such a neurodivergent power fantasy. It can

- store unlimited media and watch it privately

- turn down sensory organs that are bothering it

- look at stuff without its eyes

- cross reference its data storage when it doesn't know what to say

- program "human-like behavior"

- super duper kill the shit out of anyone that fucks with it

Hubble Space Telescope: Exploring the Cosmos and Making Life Better on Earth

In the 35 years since its launch aboard space shuttle Discovery, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided stunning views of galaxies millions of light years away. But the leaps in technology needed for its look into space has also provided benefits on the ground. Here are some of the technologies developed for Hubble that have improved life on Earth.

Image Sensors Find Cancer

Charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors have been used in digital photography for decades, but Hubble’s Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph required a far more sensitive CCD. This development resulted in improved image sensors for mammogram machines, helping doctors find and treat breast cancer.

Laser Vision Gives Insights

In preparation for a repair mission to fix Hubble’s misshapen mirror, Goddard Space Flight Center required a way to accurately measure replacement parts. This resulted in a tool to detect mirror defects, which has since been used to develop a commercial 3D imaging system and a package detection device now used by all major shipping companies.

Optimized Hospital Scheduling

A computer scientist who helped design software for scheduling Hubble’s observations adapted it to assist with scheduling medical procedures. This software helps hospitals optimize constantly changing schedules for medical imaging and keep the high pace of emergency rooms going.

Optical Filters Match Wavelengths and Paint Swatches

For Hubble’s main cameras to capture high-quality images of stars and galaxies, each of its filters had to block all but a specific range of wavelengths of light. The filters needed to capture the best data possible but also fit on one optical element. A company contracted to construct these filters used its experience on this project to create filters used in paint-matching devices for hardware stores, with multiple wavelengths evaluated by a single lens.

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observing creatures of play

i changed their designs like 3 times while drawing this shit. dont do this. i still dont even know what color palette i want for them

appreciating baby pictures of the hubble telescope on her 34th bday

YESS YESSSSS YEAAHHHWE HAVEANOTHER VICTIM LETS CELEBRATE

Do I read 17776?

juice missing his friends so he makes a batshit crazy football game and makes himself the commissioner, a position that pretty much allows him to make friends with everyone on earth.....what if i broke into tears over a satellite

still cant stop thinking about how ART was willing and ready to bomb an entire human colony no hesitation to rescue murderbot