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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope, named for noted American astronomer Edwin Hubble, was built by NASA and launched into orbit aboard Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31) in April 1990. It can observe the visual, ultraviolet, and infrared light spectrums, and is one of four space telescopes in NASA's "Great Observatories" Program.

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What country was the Hubble telescope launched in?

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The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in the cargo bay of a Space Shuttle that took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US.

Why are the images from the Hubble space telescope is clearer than images from telescopes on earth?

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There are a few reasons. When you watch the stars at night, you’ve seen how they twinkle. This is because of atmospheric distortion, and that really hampers the ability of telescopes on Earth to get clear images. Since the Hubble is above the atmosphere, it isn’t affected by atmospheric distortion - for Hubble, the stars don’t twinkle.

Another reason is that Hubble doesn’t have to contend with light pollution. Telescopes are places in areas where they sky is affected as little as possible by light, but there’s always some light.

Another is that Hubble can take very long exposures. Telescopes on Earth are limited to observations at night, but Hubble can take very long exposures, and can observe an object indefinitely.

How did the hubble space get into space?

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The Hubble telescope traveled to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990, on mission STS-31. There were four subsequent shuttle servicing missions, the last by STS-125 on May 13-19, 2009.

Will the Hubble Space Telescope capture an image of 100 billion galaxies in the universe into one picture?

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The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. Although it has taken photos from other galaxies, it does not have the capability of capturing a single image of 100 billion galaxies on one photo.

When was Hubble Deep Field created?

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Hubble Deep Field was created in 1995.

When was Hubble Deep Field South created?

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Hubble Deep Field South was created in 1998.

What are the characteristics of the space hubble?

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The characteristics of the space hubble is that it makes use of the telescope.