RocketSTEM Issue #11 - April 2015 | Página 3

“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” — Welcome to this special supersize issue of RocketSTEM. We are devoting the entire issue to celebrating 25 years of discovery by the Hubble Space Telescope. Follow RocketSTEM online: facebook.com/RocketSTEM twitter.com/rocketstem www.rocketstem.org All of our issues are available via a full-screen reader at: www.issuu.com/rocketstem Contributors Dr. Marusa Bradac • Dr. Steven Finkelstein • Dr. Wesley Fraser Dr. Boris Gänsicke • Dr. James Green • Dr. Heather Knutson • Dr. Selma E. de Mink Dr. Bradley M. Peterson • Dr. Gisella De Rosa • Dr. Amy A. Simon Dr. Tommaso Treu • Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson • Dr. Katherine E. Whitaker Mike Barrett • Chase Clark • Andrew Green Rich Holtzin • Joe Maness • Amy Thompson Special Thanks ESA/Hubble • Space Telescope Science Institute • NASA RocketSTEM • April 2015 • Vol. 3 No. 2 Issue 11 (ISSN: 2326-0661) © 2015 All Rights Reserved (Classroom use permitted) RocketSTEM Media Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 304409 • Pensacola, Florida 32507 email: [email protected] On the Cover: Bright blue newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in the centre of a fascinating star-forming region known as N90. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration Preceeding Page: The Hubble Space Telescope, backdropped over Madagascar, is berthed in Endeavour’s cargo bay following its capture by the STS-61 astronauts. Credit: NASA