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NOVA•Season 37•Episode 2

Hubble's Amazing Rescue

6.9/10 · 43 votesOct 13, 200955 min

Ranked #16 of 18 in Season 37•−0.3 vs season avg

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The best-known scientific instrument in history was dying. After nearly 20 years in space and hundreds of thousands of spectacular images, the Hubble Space Telescope's gyroscopes and sensors were failing, its batteries running down, and some of its instruments were already dead. The only hope

Directed byRushmore DeNooyer

Written byRushmore DeNooyer

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Season 37 Episodes18

E1 7.1

Darwin's Darkest Hour

E2 6.9Now viewing

Hubble's Amazing Rescue

E3 6.9

Lizard Kings

E4 7.5

Becoming Human: First Steps

E5 7.4

Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity

E6 7.6

Becoming Human: Last Human Standing

E7 7.9

What Are Dreams?

E8 7.6

What Darwin Never Knew

E9 7.2

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor

E10 7.2

Building Pharaoh's Ship

E11 7.0

Riddles of the Sphinx

E12 7.2

Ghosts of Machu Picchu

E13 7.3

Extreme Cave Diving

E14 7.8

The Pluto Files

E15 7.1

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way

E16 6.7

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe

E17 7.0

Mind Over Money

E18 7.0

Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead

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Rushmore DeNooyer

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Episode Summary

"Hubble's Amazing Rescue" is episode 2 of NOVA season 37. It scored 6.9/10 from 43 votes, ranking #16 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Rushmore DeNooyer and written by Rushmore DeNooyer, it aired on October 13, 2009.

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