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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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Does the Hubble Telescope belong to NASA?
Yes, the Hubble Space Telescope is a project of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). It was launched by NASA in 1990 and has provided valuable insights into the universe through its observations.
Edwin Hubble was a American astronomer, the Hubble telescope is named after him.
Where is past years satellite images available online?
For past years earth-based satellite imagery in Google Earth you can select 'Historical Imagery' under View menu. This shows a timeline slider from which to select available satellite and aerial imagery from the past.
NASA also provides vast archives of satellite imagery much of which are available online such as the NASA Image Gallery
What can the the hubble space telescope do?
The Hubble Space Telescope can capture high-resolution images of celestial objects, make precise measurements of astronomical phenomena, study the atmospheres of planets, and help determine the age and expansion rate of the universe through observations of distant galaxies and supernovae.
Was the telescope created by accident?
The first telescope was invented by Hans Lipperhey , a Dutch lens grinder, in 1609 when he combined two lenses.
What is NASA' most famous space telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope is the most famous and the best working EVER MADE!
What is inexhaustible energy resources that is used to power the Hubble space telescope?
Solar energy, all space equipment uses solar panels
Where is the hubble space telescope located?
The HST is located in space. It flies round the Earth once in 97 minutes; so the actual position is changing constantly.
What is the height of the Hubble telescope?
The Hubble space telescope is in near Earth orbit at a orbital height of 559 km (347 miles)
When was the first space telescope built by NASA place into orbit?
The Hubble telescope was the first telescope built by NASA and placed into orbit. The original launch for the telescope was delayed because of the disaster seen by the Challenger.
Who owns the Hubble Space Telescope?
The HST is a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is responsible for the scientific operation of the telescope and delivery of data products to astronomers.
Why do optical telescope work better in space?
In space, there is no interference by Earth's atmosphere.
Who was the first person to go to space in the hubble telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope never carried any living being. It has been maintained and updated
by astronauts who navigated to it aboard the Space Shuttle, but never served as a vehicle for
anybody's transportation.
Does the hubble space telescope use mirrors or lenses?
The Hubble Space Telescope uses mirrors to gather and focus incoming light. The primary mirror is 2.4 meters in diameter and collects light from celestial objects to produce high-resolution images. Mirrors are well-suited for space telescopes as they are more durable and easier to shape to precise specifications compared to lenses.
American astronomer Edwin Hubble later interpreted this discovery as evidence that?
Galaxies are moving away from each other in a constantly expanding universe.
What is the main advantage of the hubble space telescopes location?
Hubble being in space does not have a problem of seeing which is caused by atmospheric blurring and thus can observe light at more wavelengths. Its only limitation is by diffraction in its optics
What makes the hubble telescope different from all the land based telescope you are?
The Hubble telescope is in space so it doesn't have a problem with atmospheric distortion. Therefore The Hubble telescope get's a much clearer picture than any normal land telescope which gets a less clear a picture because of water vapour and diffraction of light.
What is the telescope that is in orbit around the earth?
The telescope in orbit around the earth as of 2010 is the Hubble Telescope.
Did Edwin hubble make any errors in his discoveries?
Of course. Every human, and every scientist, makes some errors. Nobody gets things right ALL the time.
Even Albert Einstein has been proven wrong about some things. Einstein distrusted quantum mechanics, referring to quantum mechanics' somewhat random elements saying "God does not throw dice with the universe".
But Einstein was wrong about that. Every scientist makes mistakes; the point is to acknowledge them when you discover your errors, and correct them.
According to Hubbles law galaxies are retreating at a speed that is proportional to their?
I'm not convinced that your proposition is correct. I realize that cosmologists use a lot of simplification in their descriptions, for friendly reasons, but I always prefer to keep things fairly straight. It is my reading of Hubble that he postulated that remote galaxies were receding -- at the time they emitted the light which we are now receiving -- from us at a speed which was proportional to the distance from where they were then to where we are now. How one interprets the concept of distance, in view of the separately postulated "expansion of space" and time-dependence of the "scaling factor" is obviously now a compounding, related issue, which lay outside Hubble's purview. Hubble's law does not specify, based upon the observed redshift (whether non-Doppler or not) what is (i.e. is now) the distance between us and the galaxy. It is considered simplest to assume that the velocity of separation is and continues radially uniform, and therefore has increased during the time it took the light to reach us. If you need to know the current (our observing time) location of the remote galaxy and the velocity of its separation from us now, you will need to apply further calculations to the Hubble data.
Is there a difference between the Hubble space telescope and the Hubble telescope?
a major difference the huble space telescope is in orbit while the regular is in use only on the ground
Can Earth-based telescopes can detect all forms of light?
No. Many frequencies of light are absorbed by the atmosphere, and so Earth-based telescopes can't detect it. That's why space telescopes such as the Hubble are so valuable; they allow us to see in frequencies that we cannot detect here on Earth.
