Hubble

were so many challenges studying space and the universe from earth. The Hubble telescope, named after the great scientist who confirmed the big bang theory, was the solution to this and it has been in space for the more than 20 years it was supposed to live. Over the time, the telescope has sent home so much information that mankind has realized how little they knew about the universe. This paper covers the needs for the Hubble telescope in space, the impacts that it has had in physics and science

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was launched into low Earth orbit roughly 25 years ago to allow scientists and astronomers to peer into space. Since that day, Hubble – the largest and most versatile space telescope - has recorded some of the most detailed and awe-inspiring images (http://clapway.com/2015/08/27/hubble-space-telescope-butterfly-nebula123/), which have led to several breakthroughs in astrophysics. In line with its already established reputation, Hubble (http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/)

one into space. It was named after the famous astronomer Edwin Hubble. Despite the trouble it has given engineers and astronauts since its launch, the Hubble space telescope has led to dozens of scientific breakthroughs and has changed the way humankind sees the universe. The telescope is the culmination of ten years of hard work done by over 10,000 scientists and engineers. It cost 1.5 billion dollars at launch(HubbleSite). Hubble is 13.3 meters long and

The common misconception in the scientific community is that there is only one way to get things into space- a combustion powered rocket. However, recently there have been talks and designs floating around about other methods to travel to space. Currently the technology and tools existing regarding space are seen as revolutionary and ahead of our time. However the possibility for even more advanced and efficient technology is within the grasp of humanity. We first launched a rocket to get to the

blocked from the atmosphere would now be seen by astronomers with the help of the orbiting telescope. When I compared the two telescopes the first differences were that The Hubble Space Telescope was orbiting and space while The ALMA was a ground based telescope. Certainly there were advantages to both telescopes, one being The Hubble Space Telescope makes a complete orbit, 353 miles above the surface, around the Earth in 97 mins (Hubblesite). Meanwhile, The ALMA being ground based collects information

The concept of Nebulae has existed within astronomy for many hundred’s of years, dating back to early Greek and Chinese civilizations. Although the Greeks and Chinese did not have a clear idea of what they were observing, it is said that they could view these “clouds” in the sky. As time went by the concept of nebulae from the time of early Greek’s and Chinese up to recent days has changed considerably many times, following up an emergence of theories and inventions. Nonetheless, we can see a kind

Quasars Since their discovery, the nature of quasars has been one of the most intriguing and baffling problems as evidenced by the following quotations: " the problem of understanding quasi-stellar objects… is one of the most important and fascinating tasks in all physics" - G.Burbidge and Hoyle. "The quasar continues to rank both as one of the most baffling objects in the universe and one most capable of inspiring heated argument" - Morrison. "The redshift problem is one of the

Revolution in Cosmology Resolves Dispute over Universe's Age Just under seven years ago, astronomers using the Hubble space telescope presented results they hoped would help answer one of the most contentious issues in astronomy of the 20th century – the question of the distance scale of the universe. But there was some unease when the result was announced. According to the report, other galaxies were close enough that, extrapolating backwards from their current rate of recession and making adjustments

reliant on vision, it is estimated that eighty to eighty five percent of our perception, learning, cognition and activities are mediated through vision, so what we see must be real. Right? Figure 1 is a picture of an Einstein Ring, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3. When you first look at it, after all the amazement caused by its stunning beauty, you might begin to think: oh, that’s an odd shaped galaxy. That’s because things are not what they look like (quite literally)

What do Aristotle, Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Edwin Powell Hubble, and Albert Einstein, all have in common? Each of these extraordinary individuals were brilliant astronomers that have given significant light on how the universe is thought of today, the Big Bang Theory. The Big Bang theory is an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of the universe. Simply put, the theory is about the cosmological model of the universe starting with a small high density