In the history of modern astronomy, there may not have been a single leap forward that was greater than the construction and launch of the space telescope known as Hubble. While NASA has experienced many ups and downs, the ongoing launch and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope may rank next to the moon landing and the development of the Space Shuttle as one of the greatest achievements of space exploration in the last hundred years.
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| The Amazing Hubble |
A remarkable piece of astronomy that only a few people know is that in fact, only about ten percent of the universe is seen using conventional observation methods. For that reason, Hubble really is a big leap forward. That's because of the very simple reason that Hubble can operate outside the Earth's atmosphere. Trying to do space exploration significantly through a telescope from the surface of the earth on planet Earth is very difficult. That is what keeps us alive, our own Earth's atmosphere presents a serious disruption to being able to see deeper and further into space.
The Hubble Space Telescope is named after the great scientist and visionary Edward Hubble who discovered that the universe was expanding which was explained by what is now known in science as Hubble's Law. To truly feel the extraordinary achievements achieved with the launch of the Hubble telescope, spend time on the NASA website dedicated to the project at http://hubble.nasa.gov. There are also a number of sites where you can enjoy some amazing images from Hubble including http://heritage.stsci.edu/ and http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/science/hdf/hdf.html.
It's hard to believe how long Hubble has orbited the earth and sent back amazing videos and images of what it found in space. But Hubble was originally launched on April 25, 1990. It was the culmination of decades of research and construction that began in 1977. The expectation was high when a telescope orbiting was placed and actually began to function because it was designed to do.
Everything is not always perfect with telescopes and the initial pictures are disappointing. After some research, NASA found that the reason for the initial failure was the curvature of one of the main lenses of an orbiting telescope.
We might never be able to keep this complicated equipment operating and we don't have a Shuttle program to give us tools to implement Hubble improvements and improvements. In 1993 a new lens was installed at Hubble that corrected the problem of image resolution recorded at the beginning of the operation of the telescope.
Two other improvement and enhancement missions have been made for Hubble since its launch, both in 1997 to upgrade older equipment and to improve the telescope to extend its useful life until 2010. It is amazing to think that this scientific and mechanical miracle has operated now for ten years without maintenance. We can be sure that plans are underway for NASA to upgrade or replace parts at Hubble to extend its useful life even further because the 2010 time frame is getting closer.
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It's hard to imagine astronomy or the natural search for greater knowledge of our universe without Hubble. While many times those who don't want to fund space exploration have tried to cut funding for Hubble, the operation of this telescope is too important for astronomers and for the scientific well-being of humans and our planet not to continue using Hubble, or the next natural successor. We will always need to have a set of eyes in the sky to witness the universe and discover more of its mystery.
The Hubble Space Telescope is named after the great scientist and visionary Edward Hubble who discovered that the universe was expanding which was explained by what is now known in science as Hubble's Law. To truly feel the extraordinary achievements achieved with the launch of the Hubble telescope, spend time on the NASA website dedicated to the project at http://hubble.nasa.gov. There are also a number of sites where you can enjoy some amazing images from Hubble including http://heritage.stsci.edu/ and http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/science/hdf/hdf.html.
It's hard to believe how long Hubble has orbited the earth and sent back amazing videos and images of what it found in space. But Hubble was originally launched on April 25, 1990. It was the culmination of decades of research and construction that began in 1977. The expectation was high when a telescope orbiting was placed and actually began to function because it was designed to do.
Everything is not always perfect with telescopes and the initial pictures are disappointing. After some research, NASA found that the reason for the initial failure was the curvature of one of the main lenses of an orbiting telescope.
We might never be able to keep this complicated equipment operating and we don't have a Shuttle program to give us tools to implement Hubble improvements and improvements. In 1993 a new lens was installed at Hubble that corrected the problem of image resolution recorded at the beginning of the operation of the telescope.
Two other improvement and enhancement missions have been made for Hubble since its launch, both in 1997 to upgrade older equipment and to improve the telescope to extend its useful life until 2010. It is amazing to think that this scientific and mechanical miracle has operated now for ten years without maintenance. We can be sure that plans are underway for NASA to upgrade or replace parts at Hubble to extend its useful life even further because the 2010 time frame is getting closer.
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It's hard to imagine astronomy or the natural search for greater knowledge of our universe without Hubble. While many times those who don't want to fund space exploration have tried to cut funding for Hubble, the operation of this telescope is too important for astronomers and for the scientific well-being of humans and our planet not to continue using Hubble, or the next natural successor. We will always need to have a set of eyes in the sky to witness the universe and discover more of its mystery.
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