Astronomers gathered at the 225th meeting of the American Astronomical Society on January 6, 2015 to discuss the future of space telescopes in the Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared (UVOIR) wavelengths.

Here are presentations outlining what may be achieved and how.

Given the long, storied history of the Hubble Space Telescope including 25 years of discoveries, we are holding a series of Hubble Hangouts dedicated to exploring its history.  This is the second hangout in that series.

Please join +Tony Darnell, Dr +Carol Christian and +Scott Lewis  as they discuss some of the early discoveries of Hubble with the author of several books on Hubble, +Carolyn Collins Petersen

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Bring your questions and comments and we’ll read them on air throughout the hangout!

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This segment looks at the state of astronomy before Hubble and the difficulties of observing from the ground that drove the need for a space telescope. Astronomers instrumental in the Hubble project in the 60s and 70s reflect on how the design of the telescope was forced to evolve because methods used by ground-based observatories weren’t practical in space.

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” Venus and Mars huddle together on cold February nights, and star clusters are prominent in the month’s constellations.

“Tonight’s Sky” is produced by HubbleSite.org, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes — and other astronomy videos — at HubbleSite.org.

Visit Tonight’s Sky on HubbleSite.
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky

Europa, Callisto, and Io, three of Jupiter’s four largest moons, can commonly be seen transiting the face of the giant planet and casting shadows onto its cloud tops. However, seeing three moons transiting the face of Jupiter at the same time is rare, occurring only once or twice a decade.

On Janurary 24th, 2015, the +Hubble Space Telescope  captured a rare look at three of Jupiter’s largest moons zipping across the banded face of the gas giant planet.

Read more here:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/05/

Ode to Hubble Video Contest:
http://spacetelescope.org/announcements/ann1505/

Please join +Tony Darnell, Dr +Carol Christian and +Scott Lewis  as they discuss the observations with +Zolt Levay and Mike Wong.

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Bring your questions and comments and we’ll read them on air throughout the hangout!

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Dr. Jason Tumlinson, Space Telescope Science Institute
From Cosmic Birth to Living Earth: The Next Great Space Telescope Beyond JWST

Are we alone? How did we get here? These are perennial questions that pique our curiosity and probe to the very heart of our existence. While our historical attempts to address these questions have progressed from the philosophical toward the scientific, astronomy is currently in a golden age that promises to get even brighter. New technologies, new telescopes, and new discoveries will bring forth exciting prospects for broad advances in understanding the cosmos and the life within it over the next two decades.

Hosted by Dr. Frank Summers. Recorded live on February 3, 2015 at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, USA

For more information: http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public_talks/

It’s that time again, time for +Tony Darnell and Dr.+Frank Summers  to get together and fill you in on all the latest science and happenings from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hope you can all make it, please bring your questions and comments!

Ode to Hubble Video Contest:
http://spacetelescope.org/announcements/ann1505/