The Hubble Space

Telescope

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HST

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in 1990. Although not the first space telescope, Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile, and is well-known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy.

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Why HST?• The HST was built by

the United States space agency NASA.

• It is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble and one of NASA's Great Observatories.

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Hubble’s launch

• Space telescopes in 1923. Hubble was funded in the 1970s, with a proposed launch in 1983.

When finally launched in 1990.

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• Hubble has helped to resolve some long-standing problems in astronomy. While Hubble helped to refine estimates of the age of the universe, it also cast doubt on theories about its future.

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Instruments

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HST - five scientific instruments

• Wide Field • Planetary • Camera • Goddard High Resolution

Spectrograph • High Speed Photometer

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• The Wide Field and Planetary Camera it was built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and incorporated a set of 48 filters.

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• Eventually, Hubble’s time will end because pieces of it will begin to degrade.

• When that happens a robotic mission is expected to help de-orbit it.

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For more information...

• Hubble Site• Main Hubble Page

• Space Telescope science institute

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