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after hubbell they think of beautiful and colorful things. i think that subtle shifert in how humanity thinks of space is profound significant and really does speak to the impact of hubbell on the culture at large. >> hubbell was launched in 1990 do great -- to great excitement. the size of a bus, it orbited outside the earth's atmosphere so there wouldn't be any distortion in its pictures. but after having cost $1.5 billion, the first pictures were blurry. nasa was under pressure to turn things around with an extraordinary fix. >> it's disappointed no one. the photos capture the imagine nation. they also performed a hugely important function, of changing the way scientists view our universe. >> same thing any photographer would do. >> ha is considered to be the most important pictures the telescope has proceed -- 3r0 duced? >> i think the deep fields are going to be one of hubbell's main legacies. these are very long, deep exposures of a single spot in the sky and reveal thousands of galaxies spanning nearly the entire dptd of the universe.
after hubbell they think of beautiful and colorful things. i think that subtle shifert in how humanity thinks of space is profound significant and really does speak to the impact of hubbell on the culture at large. >> hubbell was launched in 1990 do great -- to great excitement. the size of a bus, it orbited outside the earth's atmosphere so there wouldn't be any distortion in its pictures. but after having cost $1.5 billion, the first pictures were blurry. nasa was under pressure to turn...
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. >>> plus parking 25 years hubbell telescope launched a quarter century ago. we will tell you how it is helping scientists here on earth. >>> phillies season is in full swing in case haven't noticed people aren't exactly flock to go sit cents bank park right now. but the organization has some special offers hoping to get them back. >>> also a muse on the loose authorities say this animal is a repeat offender, we have that story for you in "eyewitness >>> big news legendary sir paul mccartney is coming to philadelphia big banner was unveiled at wells fargo today trumpeting the news. concert will take place june 21st, ticket go on sale may 1st. the concert is first stop on mccartney's 2015 out there tour. >>> today marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the hubbell space telescope. >> it is considered one of the most challenging successful of nasa's missions. cbs news correspondent mark albert say hubbell has contributed to a number of revolutionary discoveries. >> lift off of the space shuttle discovery. >> reporter: twenty-five years ago the hubbell teles
. >>> plus parking 25 years hubbell telescope launched a quarter century ago. we will tell you how it is helping scientists here on earth. >>> phillies season is in full swing in case haven't noticed people aren't exactly flock to go sit cents bank park right now. but the organization has some special offers hoping to get them back. >>> also a muse on the loose authorities say this animal is a repeat offender, we have that story for you in "eyewitness...
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hubbell launched a aboard the space shuttle discovery on april 24th of 1990, the famous telescope has contributed to a number of revolutionary discoveries from measuring the age of the cosmos to proving the existence of super massive black holes. scientists say secret to hubbell's success has been nasa's ability to fix broken or outdated components. if you don't have a telescope there will be more than two dozen scattered all across the city tonight. as our carol erickson tells us peak viewing is from 7:30 to 10:30. >> reporter: outer space being unloaded from the back of the suv in urban philadelphia a telescope, light enough to carry, strong enough to see a half billion miles away. while it might not be the hubbell telescope with the orbiting view this one still has enough, to unlock the sky and the imagination right from the ground of the community center in west philadelphia a. >> so, go out any night and see six astronauts in international space station flying over philadelphia owe if kid see that they will get idea that maybe i can do that. >> reporter: derrick pits knows scienc
hubbell launched a aboard the space shuttle discovery on april 24th of 1990, the famous telescope has contributed to a number of revolutionary discoveries from measuring the age of the cosmos to proving the existence of super massive black holes. scientists say secret to hubbell's success has been nasa's ability to fix broken or outdated components. if you don't have a telescope there will be more than two dozen scattered all across the city tonight. as our carol erickson tells us peak viewing...
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commissioner said he would not let his family live in an area where they're doing fracking because hubbells their health may be in jeopardy that was enough for me. and i don't want to choose between jobs and health. >>reporter: according to a study published by the national institute for health fracking fluids use toxic chemicals that cause cancer and it's clear the closer you are the more elevated your risk. we can conclude that this process has not been cleared to be safe. >> they're drilling right across the border here not two miles away. the air comes here doesn't it? >>reporter: in new york's broom county which includes conklin, the unemployment rate is just 6.9% but just over the road in pennsylvania the rate is 5% and the tax base has soared over $500 million in the last five years. in order to secede from new york they'd have to have the approval of not only the federal government but also the legislatures of both states. but it's still not impossible. so we went to see how the other half lives. >> we'll be right down the middle of all the drill units. >>reporter: doug has been a c
commissioner said he would not let his family live in an area where they're doing fracking because hubbells their health may be in jeopardy that was enough for me. and i don't want to choose between jobs and health. >>reporter: according to a study published by the national institute for health fracking fluids use toxic chemicals that cause cancer and it's clear the closer you are the more elevated your risk. we can conclude that this process has not been cleared to be safe. >>...
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airlines, you can move traffic past that hubbell whether talking about dallas or american airlines wheretner carriers can move these folks around. it is not an original departing routes with enough to go to the city but also a reason it won't happen in a lot of other airports. that expense is that big expense, talking about widening runway and tarmac and those expensive will be prohibitive for smaller airports where they can't figure out how to move those around. >> the airbus a 380 they had to enforce those runways a handful of u.s. airports that have them or have the capability to plant them. even if these things aren't ordered, aren't on the order books it doesn't mean they are going to stop flying. the airlines that have invested in these planes will still be flying these things. they fly with basicall apartments for the superwealthy traveler. >> exactly. the a 380 is the backbone of the fleet, they won't be able to operate in a lot of fleet's without the a 380 and works very well for them and they go ahead to order more of these in addition to the 140 they have already ordered it is
airlines, you can move traffic past that hubbell whether talking about dallas or american airlines wheretner carriers can move these folks around. it is not an original departing routes with enough to go to the city but also a reason it won't happen in a lot of other airports. that expense is that big expense, talking about widening runway and tarmac and those expensive will be prohibitive for smaller airports where they can't figure out how to move those around. >> the airbus a 380 they...
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because of the hubbell telescope, everyone from nasa scientists to backyard stargazers can see astronomical wonders that resemble scenes from a science fiction film. it cost $1.5 million to launch. and circles the earth once every 97 minutes. it's taken over 1 million pictures for nasa scientists. >> the telescope has exceeded all of our expectations scientifically the way it's impacted the culture, the way that people have adopted it as its own telescope. >> hubble has given scientists a look at stars 300 million light years away. >> and have a look at this. officials in costa rica are keeping an eye on a volcano erupted yesterday. more than a dozen flights were canceled before the airport reopened early this morning. this is the second eruption in a month. the last one in march forced families living nearby to evacuate. >>> well another cool day. windy day still. but as we go through tonight the wind's going to lighten up. and temperatures dropping again below freezing. except tonight with subfreezing temperatures, it's going to be more widespread than it was last night. and also we'll se
because of the hubbell telescope, everyone from nasa scientists to backyard stargazers can see astronomical wonders that resemble scenes from a science fiction film. it cost $1.5 million to launch. and circles the earth once every 97 minutes. it's taken over 1 million pictures for nasa scientists. >> the telescope has exceeded all of our expectations scientifically the way it's impacted the culture, the way that people have adopted it as its own telescope. >> hubble has given...
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and then this researcher did some further investigating, looked up these law firms in martindale hubbel, the big legal directory, and discovered every one of the law firms had something in common which was that at least one senior partner during world war ii had worked for the oss the predecessor of the cia. and at that point we knew the story was true. and then in early 1967, "ramparts" went public with it, and it created an enormous ruckus. because this was a well known organization which had been presenting itself to the world for many years as the democratic voice of american students. and then something happened which none of us at "ramparts" had anticipated, which is reporters began looking into what other organizations had been funded by this mysterious array of foundations and several hundred more private organizations were revealed to have been secretly funded by the cia for some years. i have to say as a journalist it was probably the most exciting story that i ever in any way was associated with even though i worked on it only in a very small way. so how was this "ramparts" e
and then this researcher did some further investigating, looked up these law firms in martindale hubbel, the big legal directory, and discovered every one of the law firms had something in common which was that at least one senior partner during world war ii had worked for the oss the predecessor of the cia. and at that point we knew the story was true. and then in early 1967, "ramparts" went public with it, and it created an enormous ruckus. because this was a well known organization...
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hubbell has helped scientists learn new secrets about our universe. >> we are learning more this morningrone strike in january. his family said in a statement, quote, there are no words to do justice to the disappointment and heartbreak that we are going through. wyatt andrews is outside the weinstein home in rockville, maryland. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here on the street where the weinsteins lived, almost every tree is adorned with yellow ribbons like this and has been for the last three years. his family describes warren as a man who deeply respected pakistani culture, a man who, as a career foreign aid officer, was always on some mission to help others. >> it has been more than two years since i was taken prisoner by al qaeda. >> weinstein was taken from his home in lahore pakistan in august 2011 when armed men made their way past his security guards. he'd been living in pakistan for seven years, working as a government contractor. >> but it's very important that you act quickly. >> and he was abducted just four days before he planned to return to the u.s. as a
hubbell has helped scientists learn new secrets about our universe. >> we are learning more this morningrone strike in january. his family said in a statement, quote, there are no words to do justice to the disappointment and heartbreak that we are going through. wyatt andrews is outside the weinstein home in rockville, maryland. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here on the street where the weinsteins lived, almost every tree is adorned with yellow ribbons like this...
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a lot of examples but i am most familiar of the hubble space telescope both shuttle flights with hubbell has given us great discovery. i say so far because of the anniversary of the telescope in orbit is coming this spring and has lotus notes about the universe that has found blackpool's and inspired people to continue studying the universe in showing us what is out there but this would not have been possible without exploration ground control and astronauts to react to get the job done to provide these to those on the ground. so how which can affect science how benefits on earth. second international cooperation allows a new master not one restarting to work with the international partners to build a space station. no others have launched an and listening to the briefings i wondered how will we make this work with all the countries of europe and japan and the russians? russia -- u.s. would be a leader but how would revert to gather with different systems of measurement? i discovered when we all have a common goal it did not matter where country you were from wanted to build the space st
a lot of examples but i am most familiar of the hubble space telescope both shuttle flights with hubbell has given us great discovery. i say so far because of the anniversary of the telescope in orbit is coming this spring and has lotus notes about the universe that has found blackpool's and inspired people to continue studying the universe in showing us what is out there but this would not have been possible without exploration ground control and astronauts to react to get the job done to...