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Between 1994 and 2002, the solar panels on the Hubble were struck an estimated 725,000 times by space junk.
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What are the disadvantages of a telescope in space have over a telescope on Earth?
In space, has the chance of being hit by debree, but you can get better images, and better info. Also if something goes wrong it will take awhile to fix it. On Earth, Can be fixed fast, but cannot get as better info from in space telescopes.
How often does earth get hit by objects in space?
Objects are hitting us every day of every minute.
Have any asteroids hit the space station?
Huston, we haven't been hit by space objects. I repeat, we have not been hit by space objects, YEAH!
Why was the invention of the telescope so important to science?
The telescope has allowed man kind to study the universe more in depth and accurately than possible with the naked eye. It helps map out the stars, planets, moons, and whole galaxies. You wouldn't want to pull a Lewis and Clark around the galaxy would you?
Who developed the laws of gravity and also designed a reflecting telescope?
Isaac newton developed the laws of gravity when an apple fell out of a tree and hit him on the head.
How long will the Hubble space telescope stay up?
The Hubble Space Telescope is still going strong and could stay up until 2018. However there are many uncertainties. A critical part could get hit by a space rock. A gyro etc. could fail. Congress could quit funding it.
What have they found out by using the hubble telescope?
Asteroids that might hit the Earth , a new planet in the solar system, and distant planets that humans might be able to live on, ect.
What are the disadvantages of a telescope in space have over a telescope on Earth?
In space, has the chance of being hit by debree, but you can get better images, and better info. Also if something goes wrong it will take awhile to fix it. On Earth, Can be fixed fast, but cannot get as better info from in space telescopes.
When was the first comet hit space?
What do you mean with "hit space"? Comets are always in space.
When did the most current asteroid hit earth?
Depending on how you define "asteroid", it could have been last night.But there was an impact in Africa last October that probably qualifies as an "asteroid"; it was a space rock big enough to be seen through a telescope, and it was detected 18 hours BEFORE it hit. It was the first time scientists had ever observed a space rock before impact.
How often does earth get hit by objects in space?
Objects are hitting us every day of every minute.
Have any asteroids hit the space station?
Huston, we haven't been hit by space objects. I repeat, we have not been hit by space objects, YEAH!
Does the planet mars have life?
yeah because i just saw a $hit monster in my telescope!
When has a space shuttle ever hit a satellite?
A space shuttle has never hit a satellite.
How does a radio telescope gather radio waves?
Exactly the same way that an optical telescope gathers waves with wavelngths shorter than radio waves: Both the mirror of a reflecting telescope and the 'dish' of a radio telescope are built to have the shape of a 'paraboloid' ... that's the solid shape you get when you spin a parabola around its nose. The paraboloid has the interesting geometric property that anything that comes straight in, parallel to its axis ... whether it's bees, bullets, B-Bs, or electromagnetic waves ... and bounces off the inside of the curve, all winds up at the same point, called the "focus" of the paraboloid. -- The focus is where the film, or the eyepiece, the CCD, or the spectrometer of the reflecting telescope is placed. All the light that hits the whole mirror is concentrated onto it. -- The focus is where the radio receiver of the radio telescope is placed. All the radio waves that hit the entire dish are concentrated onto it. -- The focus is where the little LNB on the end of the arm that sticks out in front of the TV dish on your neighbor's garage is placed. All the microwave waves from the TV satellite that hit the entire dish are concentrated onto it.
Why was the invention of the telescope so important to science?
The telescope has allowed man kind to study the universe more in depth and accurately than possible with the naked eye. It helps map out the stars, planets, moons, and whole galaxies. You wouldn't want to pull a Lewis and Clark around the galaxy would you?
Why ar telescopes important?
There are tons of reasons why number one is to expand the knowledge of Earth to else where in the universe. The hubble telescope in orbit has said to see so far that the view of stars are no longer visible. Also that same telescope can see in different views such as infarred, radio waves, optical and no human can ever come close to what a telescope can offer. It is also a defense mechanism it would let us know that there is an approaching comet and/or asteroid that could hit Earth in the next few years. It gives us the ability to see where we thought we never could go. with out the telescope we would think the world would be flat it gave us the knowledge about the importance of surrounding stars, planets, black holes and so on. That one day if we ever had to leave Earth because it was to dangerous and find another planet we could live on it would all start with the telescope.
