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To commemorate the 25th anniversary of our first servicing mission, check out Hubble’s view pre-servicing in 1993 to the 2009 image taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, of one especially photogenic galaxy located 55 million light-years away. Take a closer look: https://go.nasa.gov/2G3a7m7&h=AT2kdzuMJry_LAUVF93l2REPEy09T4…DRh4gS-cCA

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The Chinese space agency will be launching the Chang’e 4 moon lander on Friday 7 December, hoping to make China the first country to land on the far side of the moon. Dutch astronomers are also looking forward to the launch as they are collaborating with Chinese scientists on this mission. A satellite containing a Dutch radio instrument has already been launched to the far side of the moon, ready to be switched on once the moon lander touches down.

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