Short Definition
Hubble
Space Telescope is a large telescope used to observe distant space
objects. Hubble can observe almost complete light spectrum from the
ultraviolet to near infrared light allowing extensive research of
space. Its research includes but is not limited to beginning of the
Universe, black holes, exoplanets and nebulas.
Detailed
Definition
Hubble
is a Cassegrain mirror telescope. It is built with two hyperbolically
curved mirrors that are positioned facing each other. The main mirror
that accumulates the light from celestial bodies is curved inwardly
and leads light to the secondary smaller mirror. Second mirror is
curved outwardly and diffuses the light bouncing it back to the first
mirror. At the main mirror the light is finally collected together
and lead to the focal point where optical instruments can gather the
data.
Hubble was launched in 1990 and has been visited
multiple times between 1993 and 2009 by astronauts. Those missions
included various repairs like correcting mistakes that were noticed
first after we started collecting the data and adding new science
instruments to make information analysis easier.
Hubble
studies helped us understand our Universe better being the first
telescope located outside of Earth's atmosphere that prevented us
from research of ultraviolet light that is only visible in space. One
of the most important discoveries that Hubble made include:
-More
accurate estimate on age of the Universe,
-Determining the rate
with which the Universe is expanding,
-Discovering that almost
every big Galaxy has a black hole at its center.
Etymology
Hubble
Space Telescope is named after Edwin Powell Hubble, who made one of
the most important discoveries in the field of astronomy in the 20th
century.
Sample Sentence(s):
Hubble
Space Telescope helped researchers make new discoveries.
Astronomers around the world use Hubble Space Telescope
to research new exoplanets.
Translations of Terms/Concepts into Partner
Languages:
French: Hubble
German: Hubble-Weltraumteleskop
Italian: telescopio
spaziale Hubble
Polish: Kosmiczny
Teleskop Hubble’a
Swedish: Hubbleteleskopet
Links to Videos/Articles:
Space
Telescope Science Institute (n.d.), Hubblesite, Retrieved from
Website hubblesite.org
Garner,
R. (2017, December), Observatory – Optics, Retrieved from
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-space-telescope-optics-system
Royal
Museum Greenwich (n.d.), What has the Hubble Space Telescope
Discovered?, Retrieved from
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-has-hubble-space-telescope-discovered
NASA, ESA (2000, January),
Hubble Space Telescope, SM3A, Retrieved from
https://esahubble.org/images/sts103_713_048/
