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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 language does Edwin hubble speak?

Edwin Hubble spoke English. He was an American astronomer known for his work in observational cosmology and for the discovery of the expansion of the universe.

Is there a picture of a distant star taken by hubble?

Yes, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken many images of distant stars. One notable example is a picture of a star known as "Pistol Star" in the Milky Way galaxy, which is one of the most luminous stars in the known universe. These images provide valuable insights into the nature and behavior of stars located far beyond our solar system.

What was found to be out of focus after it was launched?

The Hubble Space Telescope was found to be out of focus after it was launched in 1990, due to a flaw in its primary mirror. This issue was corrected in 1993 during a servicing mission, which installed corrective optics to fix the problem and improve the telescope's imaging capabilities.

How long did the space shuttle Discovery stay in space?

Over the course of its lifetime, the Space Shuttle Discovery has spent approximately 337 days, one hour, and thirteen minutes (5,247 orbits, 128,014,451 miles) in space. Discovery has flown on 37 spaceflights (The first being STS-41D in 1984 and the last being STS-128 in 2009). Discovery is still scheduled for two more spaceflights (STS-131 and STS-133 in 2010) before being retired.

Can you use the hubble telescope?

Anyone can request observation time on HST - in the past, the Hubble Director has opened up his own time for use by amateur astronomers. Competition for time is fierce though, and is generally given to academics and scientists, though "targets of viewing opportunity" are considered if it falls within mission parameters.

Anyone can download the thousands of photos taken by the Hubble, at hubblesite.org.

What has the Hubble telescope contributed to our knowledge of astronomy?

The Hubble Space Telescope has provided detailed observations of distant galaxies, stars, and other astronomical objects, deepening our understanding of the universe's size, age, and composition. It has also helped to confirm the existence of dark matter and dark energy, as well as supported the study of exoplanets and the expansion of the universe.

Can you make a sentence with the word interdependence in it?

Interdependence occurs at multiple levels and areas of study and is present in almost every area imaginable in some respect. biologically some species are interdependent with others, politically some population groups are also interdependent with others, chemically molecules could be called the interdependent action of specific atoms.

Interdependence basically means working together.

I was being interdependent in PE.

Which means i was working with a group in PE

Interdependence is interesting. That is techanically not a really good sentence bozo.

Why are Space Shuttles launched from Florida?

Relatively clear weather. If there's a problem in reentry they can ditch in the ocean.

== == == == There are several good reasons for having the launch site where it is.

- It's fairly close to the equator, at least relative to the rest of the United States. Being close to the equator gives the launch vehicle a bit of a boost because of the rotation of the earth. - It's on the east coast, so an eastward launch does its dangerous stuff over the ocean, where it's less likely to cause a big lawsuit.

- The infrastructure, which was built for Apollo, was already there.

It doesn't snow, tis true, but the salt air, hurricanes, and frequent afternoon thunderstorms aren't a particularly great environment to work in. There are places with better weather, but those other advantages are hard to beat.

What is the Hubble Telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope is a space-based observatory launched by NASA in 1990. It orbits Earth and captures high-resolution images of celestial objects in visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. Hubble has greatly contributed to our understanding of the universe and made countless scientific discoveries.

How does the Hubble Telescope send it's photos to earth?

Photos are taken digitally on-board Hubble, stored on an internal computer and then downloaded to earth based computers over a wireless data link. Slower but similar in some ways to WiFi data used by laptops, or data transmissions used by digital cell phones.

What state are space shuttles launched from?

They laaunch from Florida, from the Kennedy Space Center.

The Space Shuttle missions, as well as all US manned space flights, were launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida (east of Orlando).

What is the function of the hubble space telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope is used to capture high-resolution images of celestial objects in space, providing valuable data for astronomers to study the universe. It has contributed to numerous discoveries and advancements in our understanding of astronomy and cosmology.

What are the examples of man made satellite?

A GPS satellite. GPS stands for Global Positioning System. The NAVSTARS orbit earth, and emit microwave signals that are received by GPS receivers, which electronically translate the output from the satellites into realtime global position and precision time of day data.

There is no example of a GPS satellite, other than a GPS satellite. The United States Government Department of Defense operates the Global Positioning System. It is available for use by citizens of any nation. It is provided free of charge, as a public service to the world.

The United States Government is the number one largest contributor of funds, free services and open data meant to make the world a better place. The United States is the largest global contributor to advanced technology, humanitarian international law, peace, justice and truth.

The global positioning system is only one example of the incalculable good done by United State's institutions and government.

How do telescopes see things in space?

It acts as a RADAR unit, sending radio waves and measuring the amount of time it takes for them to come back.

radio telescopes monitor radio signals from outer space. The signals are analysed and classified by type to determine the nature of the source and widen our knowledge of astrophysics and cosmology.

Why was the space telescope named Hubble?

It was named after the famous scientist Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953) because he was the one who made the discovery that our universe was expanding.

The space telescope designed to replace Hubble around 2018 is named for the late NASA administrator James Webb (1906-1992).

How old is the hubble space telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery (mission STS-31) on April 24, 1990.
The Hubble Space Telescope was originally meant to be launched in 1986, but the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger delayed the launch until April 24th 1990.

The Hubble telescope is now seen as one of the most versatile telescopes in space. After it was launched in 1990, astronomers had a chance to change and improve the telescope through missions by astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle.

What is a barlow lens on a telescope?

A Barlow lens is an accessory used in telescopes to increase the focal length, resulting in magnification of the image. It allows the telescope to achieve higher magnification without needing to switch to a higher power eyepiece. By inserting the Barlow lens between the telescope and eyepiece, it effectively doubles or triples the focal length of the telescope.

Who came up with the idea for the hubble space telescope?

The focal point of all Hubble Space Telescope

(HST) activities is the Space Telescope Operations

Control Center (STOCC) at NASA's Goddard Space

Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., where the orbiting

observatory is managed.

How does the Hubble space telescope see in the past?

Look in the Mirroryes. The time it takes the light to reach the Hubble telescope from the object it is viewing is how far back in time it is seeing. When you look up at the stars you are also looking back in time. If a star is 10 light years away you are seeing the star as it appeared 10 years ago. The time it takes the light to travel to your eyes.

Food for thought: If you could see your reflection in a mirror that was placed 1 light year away you would be looking at yourself as you appeared two years ago. The time it takes the light to trave to, and from the mirror. The next time you look into a mirror keep in mind that you are looking back in time. The further away the mirror, the further back in time.

How has the Hubble space telescope helped NASA?

Most large earth bound telescopes cannot see clear images of objects in deep space. Our. atmosphere distorts the pictures with shimmery air. The HST (Hubble Space Telescope) has the advantage because it is in space and has almost no distortion. It can see much farther than regular telescopes.

What social environmental ethical and economical disadvantages are there about Hubble Space Telescope?

Well, the Hubble Space Telescope is not here on Earth- it is in outer space. Where no one lives.

Social- nobody there. No social

Environmental- made here, pretty much intact/ complete, does not have an environment to interact with. Construction here was under usual environmental standards set by the EPA.

Economical- supported by government funding. Spending money on that means the govt. does not havethe money to spend on something else.

How many people built Hubble space telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope was built by a team of thousands of engineers, scientists, and technicians from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). It was a collaborative effort that involved contributions from multiple individuals and organizations.

What can you see in space with a 525x power telescope with an objective diameter of 70mm?

not much. For a telescope to be useful at 525x power it would have to be 250mm and you would need very good atmospheric conditions (a rarity). A 70mm telescope can be used at about 100x provide it is a high quality one.

Why was Edwin Hubbles theory important?

Hubble was an astrophysicist in the early 20th century. He helped discover the rate at which the universe is expanding, which is now given by the Hubble constant. (H0=69km s^-1 Mpc^-1)