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How is it possible the Hubble telescope can not see something like a man made object on the moon but can see far out into the universe?
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1). The man-made object on the moon doesn't make any light of its own, and may
be in shadow during a large part of the month, whereas the objects far out in the
universe that the HST is used to study make their own light, like the sun, or like
several thousand suns.
2). Observing time on the HST is a very precious resource in the communities of
Astronomy, Physics, and Cosmology. Very little of its time is wasted looking at
the moon, when there are plenty of earth-bound telescopes that are well suited
for that.
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What telescope was named after an American astronaut?
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble. He was not an astronaut. Edwin Hubble was an astronomer, not an astronaut, who discovered the expansion of the universe.
Was Edwin Hubble an astronaut?
No. But his name was used as a satelite! He was an astronomer thus the hubble telescope. I believe it was he who discovered the expanding universe.
What was the hubble space telescope named after?
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble.
What tool did astronomer Rodger Thompson say is 'fundamentally altering our view of the universe'?
hubble telescope
When did Edwin Hubble invent the telescope?
Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who worked with Earth-based telescopes, and who died in 1953, before the launch of the first artificial satellite. The Hubble Space Telescope was named in his honor almost 40 years later.Additional:(See related links.)If anything can be said to be invented by Hubble, it is to be found in a few ideas that came out of a few discoveries he made such as the existence of the Universe.Only at the turn of the century with the construction of gigantic telescopes of almost a meter in diameter was it possible to distinguish the blobs known as nebulae as being outside of our galaxy. In the 1920s Hubble's observations confirmed the existence of other galaxies in the universe outside of our own galaxy, an idea that existed, but was controversial and lacked evidence earlier. (Earlier, the universe was thought to be infinite, but mostly empty except for our own little neighborhood of a few billion stars in the Milky Way. As always, we were the center of the Universe.)In the next years, Hubble expanded this with data from others to quantify the observation that the Universe was expanding. (Now called Hubble's Law.) This led, of course, to the first data supporting the Big Bang theory suggested in by Georges Lemaître in 1927.
When was the Hubble telescope developed?
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit. Hubble's discoveries have transformed the way scientists look at the universe. It was laucnched in 1990.
What telescope was named after an American astronaut?
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble. He was not an astronaut. Edwin Hubble was an astronomer, not an astronaut, who discovered the expansion of the universe.
Will the Hubble Space Telescope map out 100 billion galaxies in the universe?
No, because it will be impossible for the Hubble Space Telescope to map out all 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe.
Did Edwin Hubble have anything to do with the Hubble Space Telescope?
No, Edwin Hubble had nothing directly to do with the Hubble Telescope, it was named for him because he profoundly changed the understanding of the nature of the universe. Hubble died before the the physical exploration of space began. Hubble also created his own Hubble telescope back in 1929 but it is not the orbiting Hubble telescope. Go to the NASA website for more information.
Using a hubble telescope how old is the universe?
13.7555 billion years.
Which instrument has helped scientist look the farthest into the universe?
The Hubble Telescope
What is the age of the universe according to hubble telescope?
The universe is roughly 14 billion years old.
What was the effect of the Hubble space telescope on society?
The Hubble space telescope changed the way we look at our universe. It revolves directly above our earth it was the first telescope that took amazing pictures of far away galaxies and dust and gas figures. The Hubble telescope was created by Edwin P. Hubble.
Why was the hubble telescope invented?
to provide the clearest view yet obtained of the universe.
How did Edwin Hubble think of making the Hubble space telescope?
Edwin Hubble did not think of making the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble space telescope is simply named after him because of his contributions to astronomy. His greatest discovery came in 1929 when he determined that the Universe was expanding, which later became the bases for the Big Bang theory.
What is the hubble space telescope studying?
The Hubble space telelscope is studying about how the Big Bang created the universe. Hope this is helpful
Was Edwin Hubble an astronaut?
No. But his name was used as a satelite! He was an astronomer thus the hubble telescope. I believe it was he who discovered the expanding universe.
