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How the Hubble data reach us

January 16, 2012 · ESA/Hubble

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3D animation that shows how the data from Hubble Space Telescope arrives on Earth. The information is transmitted to a TDRS satellite, then downloaded by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Centre (GSFC) in the United States. The GSFC then sends it to Europe for distribution to other data centres.