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Author: Jeremy Hier Article source: http://www.best-telescope-guide.com/. Used with author's permission.
The Hubble Telescope is famous worldwide for
its amazing images of the universe. Congress
in 1977 voted to fund a project to construct the
Hubble. Completion of the telescope was in 1985.
The Hubble was supposed to be launched a year
later but was delayed because of the 1986 Space
Shuttle Challenger disaster.
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April
25th, 1990 on the space shuttle. The giant telescope
Hubble sent back pictures from space that were out
of focus. The giant mirror had a major flaw. It was
too flat on one edge 1/50th of the width of a single
human hair.
The Space Shuttle Endeavor in December 1993
captured and corrected the Hubble by adding to
the telescope a camera to correct problems with
the Hubbles mirror. In February 1997 astronauts
exchanged some of its instruments and added
new blankets to keep Hubble warm. NASA decided
on Oct. 1997 to extend its operations from 2005
to 2010.
Hubble's mission in space is to explore the solar
system, and measure the age and size of the
universe. Hubble's giant telescope searches for our
cosmic roots, and charts the evolution of the universe.
It also trys to unlock the mysteries of stars, planets,
galaxies, and life itself.
Achievements of the Hubble
NASA releases Orion Nebula images from the Hubble
in June 1994 that confirms the births of planets around
newborn stars in space.
In Nov. 1995 telescope images released by NASA of the
"Eagle Nebula" showing where stars are born.
NASA releases the "Deep Field" images in Jan. 1996
in which Hubble looks back in time more than 10 billion
years. Revealing at least 1,500 galaxies at various stages
of development.
New images of "Ant Nebula" in Feb. 2001. Copyright © JJ PERSISTENT PUBLISHING, INC.
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