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25 years since its launch, astrophysicist Mario Livio reflects on how the Hubble Space Telescope has enhanced our understanding of the universe and inspired the public imagination with its iconic images. From troubled beginnings Hubble has gone on to discover super-massive black holes, the age of the universe and along the way has made discoveries quite outside of its original observational remit.

Robots that help you cook
For those who might consider themselves kitchen shy, help might soon be at hand in the guise of Robot Chef. Designed to help with cooking tasks, this prototype two-handed robot has been taking over the kitchen at a giant trade fair in Germany. 大象传媒 Science correspondent Jonathan Amos visits Robo-chef to find out how soon it is before we can hang up the apron and leave dinner to a mechanised friend.

Einstein鈥檚 brain
Albert Einstein died 60 years ago, on April 18th 1955, aged 76. His body was cremated; but for his brain, it was the start of a long and bizarre journey. The pathologist, Dr Thomas Harvey, kept Einstein鈥檚 brain for scientific studies - probably against the wishes of his family. He - like many others - hoped it might shed light on what made Einstein such a genius. Frederick Lepore, Professor of Neurology & Ophthalmology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, has studied some previously unseen photographs of Einstein鈥檚 brain. He tells Graham Easton what he has found.

Photo: Hubble Revisits the Famous 'Pillars of Creation' to Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)