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Hubble Gets a Tune-Up

Astronauts are giving the middle-aged space telescope an overhaul, rejuvenating its power source and sharpening its vision with a new electronic eye. The 12-year-old Hubble has already rewritten science, and astronomers say there's more to come. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talks with the Space Telescope Science Institute's Bruce Margon.

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