the news The next What If? video, "What if you funneled Niagara Falls through a straw?" is up on YouTube now! Hubble If the Hubble telescope were aimed at the Earth, how detailed would the images be? —Kyle Rankin This is a common question. The Hubble operators get it a lot, and their FAQ page answers it. The problem isn’t—as some people say—that the Earth is too bright. As Phil Plait of Bad Astron