The Hubble's antennae receive commands and beam science data and spacecraft information down to earth. The data passes through a satellite system on it's way to and from the antennae.
Oh, what a happy little question! The Hubble Telescope orbits in the thermosphere, which is the layer of Earth's atmosphere located above the mesosphere. It's like a little friend up there, capturing the beauty of space and sharing it with all of us down here on Earth.
The service call Columbia provide a 36 mins boost to move Hubble's orbit by about 6km. Without a boost, Hubble and other satellites would fall back into earth's atmosphere, burning up on re-entry.
Well, friend, the Hubble Telescope is in space so it can see the universe with clarity and in great detail. By being above Earth's atmosphere, it avoids distortion and can capture incredible images of distant galaxies and stars. It's like having a front-row seat to the cosmic dance of colors and wonders.
A telescope.
HST didn't get extra panels; the original arrays were replaced during HST Servicing Mission 2 in 1997, due to extreme warping of the arrays caused by thermal changes in space as HST moved through the Earth's terminator (the point in orbit where night becomes day, and day becomes night) every 97 minutes. The replacement arrays were themselves replaced on one of the last 2 servicing missions, to ensure power for as long as possible until HST is brought down in the next few years.
The Hubble's antennae receive commands and beam science data and spacecraft information down to earth. The data passes through a satellite system on it's way to and from the antennae.
All the information that comes down to earth-based astronomers from the Hubble telescope ... as well as the information that goes up to it to tell it which way to point, which instrument to use, and when to take a picture ... is all communicated as data over digital radio links.
There is minimal atmospheric disturbance up where the Hubble orbits. Down here on Earth we have to contend with the atmosphere.
There is minimal atmospheric disturbance up where the Hubble orbits. Down here on Earth we have to contend with the atmosphere.
Oh, what a happy little question! The Hubble Telescope orbits in the thermosphere, which is the layer of Earth's atmosphere located above the mesosphere. It's like a little friend up there, capturing the beauty of space and sharing it with all of us down here on Earth.
Not for a long time yet. It stays in space.
No further maintenance or upgrade of the Hubble Space Telescope is planned following the last work on it during 2009. It's hoped that Hubble will hold together and continue in operation until the Webb Space Telescope is launched in 2014.
"Magnitude" is not a term that's usually used to describe a telescope, although it's commonly used to describe the objects the telescope observes. Down below this answer, we've added three links that will take you to sites that are packed full of information on the Hubble Space Telescope. If the test is tomorrow, then you probably ought to get cracking.
The service call Columbia provide a 36 mins boost to move Hubble's orbit by about 6km. Without a boost, Hubble and other satellites would fall back into earth's atmosphere, burning up on re-entry.
Earth does not need a telescope, look down.
Money, it all comes down to money. The Hubble telescope is a multimillion dollar thing, i think its total cost is in the billions. So imagine what a better one would cost! Plus, the Hubble telescope has been able to do everything we needed it to. So until it can't keep up, i think we will keep good old Mr Hubble.
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