Hubble Space Hubble Space TelescopeTelescope

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History

• Orbits 370 miles above Earth

• Building began in 1977 by NASA

• Named after scientist Edwin Hubble

• Placed in space by Discovery Space Crew

What is it?• Reflecting telescope• Records information within visible, ultraviolet, and

infrared light spectrum

Hubble Telescope orbits Earth

Hubble Telescope orbits Earth

How is it used?• Cameras view distant celestial objects

• High resolution images are produced

• Spectrograph deconstructs chemical make-up of planets

• Aided in finding the universe is 13.7 billion years old

• Scientists have viewed stages of forming planets

Planet orbiting a distant starPlanet orbiting a distant star

• 2011 Nobel Peace Prize: Expanding Universe Data

Scientific Contributions Awards

Conclusion

The Hubble Space Telescope has played an important part in investigating questions about our universe. It will continue to be an important scientific tool for decades to come.

Birth of a starBirth of a star

Works Cited• “Educational Spacewalk Simulation STS-125 Overview.” National Aeronautics

Space Administration. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/simulation/sim_ESS-STS125_508.html

• “Edwin Powell Hubble” Columbia Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=umh&AN=IXBHubble-E&site=src-live

• "Hubble Space Telescope." Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 8 Nov. 2012.http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/article-9544803

• “Hubble Survey Finds Missing Link in Planet Formation.” National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2005. Web. 8 Nov. 2012 http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/newworlds/0112_missing_link.html

• Riess, A. “Pinwheel of Star Birth.” NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team. 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/pinwheel.html

• Stillman, Dan. “What is the Hubble Space Telescope?” Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2012 http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-the-hubble-space-telecope-k4.html

• “Then vs. Now: The Age of the Universe.” Goddard Space Flight Center. 2006. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/features/exhibit/tenyear/age.html

• Weaver, Donna. “Hubble Takes First Snapshot of Planet Around Another Star” Space Telescope Science Institute. National Aeronautics Space Administration . 2008. Web. 12 Nov. 2012