1 / 7

Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope. Mrs. Ott. Example. Orbits 370 miles above Earth Building began in 1977 by NASA Named after scientist Edwin Hubble Placed in space by Discovery Space Crew. History. Reflecting telescope Records information within visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light spectrum.

carmeng
Download Presentation

Hubble Space Telescope

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Hubble Space Telescope Mrs. Ott Example

  2. Orbits 370 miles above Earth • Building began in 1977 by NASA • Named after scientist Edwin Hubble • Placed in space by Discovery Space Crew History

  3. Reflecting telescope • Records information within visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light spectrum What is it? Hubble Telescope orbits Earth

  4. Cameras view distant celestial objects • High resolution images are produced • Spectrograph deconstructs chemical make-up of planets How is it used?

  5. Aided in finding the universe is 13.7 billion years old • Scientists have viewed stages of forming planets Scientific Contributions Awards • 2011 Nobel Peace Prize: Expanding Universe Data Planet orbiting a distant star

  6. 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. Conclusion Birth of a star

  7. “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 Works Cited

More Related