This week in science

NASA restores Hubble spectrograph and more: Understand the world in 9 images

Dec. 2, 2021

The larvae of Meteorus stellatus emerging from a host moth

The Hubble Space Telescope brought another instrument back online the week of November 25–December 1, as scientists around the world discovered new species.

Date: 1910-1915 - Sir Oliver Lodge. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

HUM Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Here are the biggest science stories of the week, told in 9 incredible images.

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