Episode
Horizon: Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed
Overview
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch, this film tells the remarkable story of how Hubble revealed the awe and wonder of our universe and how a team of daring astronauts risked their lives to keep it working.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 57
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2020-04-24
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed is Episode 5 in 2020 of Horizon. It aired on 2020-04-24. The runtime is 60 min.
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