The Spitzer Space Telescope was not invented by a single individual. It was a collaborative effort involving NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and multiple other organizations. The telescope was named after astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer Jr., who first proposed the idea of space telescopes in the 1940s.
The other telescope launched in August 2003 is called the Spitzer Space Telescope. It observes the universe in the infrared spectrum and has helped in studying a wide range of astronomical phenomena, from exoplanets to distant galaxies.
Infrared astronomy can also be done from the ground, though it is limited by interference from Earth's atmosphere. Space-based infrared telescopes, such as the Spitzer Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, provide clearer images by avoiding atmospheric distortion.
Many reasons. For one, the telescope was started and designed specifically with the space shuttle in mind. It was launched on a space shuttle, and only the space shuttle's ability to carry astronauts and capture satellites with the robotic arm made the correctional repairs possible. Several servicing missions by space shuttles have upgraded and replaced vital parts to extend the telescope's life and keep it in orbit. After the Columbia disaster, the space shuttle and telescope's futures were both in question. If the space shuttle never existed, we wouldn't have the Hubble space telescope either.
The space shuttle Discovery launched the Hubble Telescope into space.
The Spitzer space telescope belongs to NASA. The Spitzer space telescope was launched into space in August 2003 . It captures images of the planets and other objects in the universe that cannot be observed from earth.
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According to Wikipedia - it was launched on 25th August 2003 - which was a Monday.
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The Spitzer space telescope was launched on 25th August 2003.The concept and design started around 1983.See related link for more information
The Spitzer Space Telescope was not invented by a single individual. It was a collaborative effort involving NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and multiple other organizations. The telescope was named after astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer Jr., who first proposed the idea of space telescopes in the 1940s.
It is Spitzer not Splitzer. It is an infrared observatory orbiting the sun.
The primary task of the Spitzer Space Telescope was to observe the universe in infrared light. It was designed to study objects that are too cold or faint to emit visible light, such as dusty regions of space, exoplanets, and distant galaxies.
There are four: Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.
The Spitzer Space Telescope studies the universe in infrared light. This allows it to observe cooler objects in space, like exoplanets, cold dust clouds, and distant galaxies, that emit infrared radiation that is invisible to the human eye.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the planned successor of the HST and the Spitzer Space Telescope (for observations in infrared). It will have a diameter of 6.5 m (the HST has 2.4 m). As of now, the launch will be in 2017 or 2018.
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