Telescope

Shankar Vedantam explains the effects of the unconscious brain in his article the Telescope Effect, and how it affects our actions and emotions when it comes to solving world problems. He starts by telling the story of a cruise ship that catches fire hundreds of miles south of Hawaii’s big island. the crew is eventually rescued but the captain’s little Jack Russel mixed terrier named Hokget is left behind. Vedantam then goes on to explain how the news of Hokget begins to spread and a search and…

Space-based photometers such as the Hubble Telescope and Kepler have already been launched into orbit around Earth. These telescopes were some of the first catalysts in the discovery of exoplanets. As of December 3, 2015, scientists have confirmed 1,916 exoplanet candidates as true planets (“NASA Exoplanet Archive”). Kepler and Hubble use…

The Hubble Space Telescope has been working hard for many years to capture images of the farthest reaches of our universe. These machine show us the farthest we've ever been able to see into the deepest recesses of the universe. It reveals thousands of galaxies that are billions of light-years away. As time marches on, scientists will continue to learn more and more about our using universe advanced scientific technology to create tools to explore the depths of space. For example, thanks to the…

exoplanets were rare or common in the galaxy. It was nearly impossible to capture the individual signals being emitted from distant planets such as reduced brilliance when the planet passes in front of its parent star without some type of space telescope. Thus, in March 2009, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), launched the Kepler spacecraft. The primary mission of this new instrument was to investigate the diversity and structure of planetary systems. The spacecraft moves…

well over 160 different types of aircraft and has made more than 800 free falls, 100 of which were experimental falls used to study human aerodynamics. The story that Musgrave is known best for is commanding a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. He led the eleven day mission and completed three out of the five spacewalks himself, successfully fixing the…

Magical and Muggle telescope may look alike but they are quite different in use. Some may think that Muggle astronomy is identical to Magical astronomy, but without the Magical knowledge. However, the differences between the two are more subtle than that. For example, astrology - the study of how the happenings in outer space magically influence the happenings of people on Earth - is a major subfield of Magical astronomy. However, calling a Muggle astronomer’s field of study “astrology” will…

Nasa’s spitzer and Hubble space telescopes have discovered a massive galaxy creating more and more new stars. The way that this massive cluster has been formed so quickly is by feeding off gases from other galaxies. Tracy Webb of McGill University explained that usually a star in the center of a galaxy is old and dead, but this new cluster within this rare galaxy is creating new stars very quickly by merging with other smaller galaxies. Clusters are families of galaxies bound together by the…

it has contributed to astronomical history Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, scientist, engineer, inventor, physicist and philosopher. Galileo Galilei constructed telescopes, as he made a huge impact within astronomical history with their observations throughout the solar system. With Galileo Galilei’s telescopes, he was able to discover…

matters beyond our planet. Edwin Hubble was the first person who introduced us to the cosmos such as the galaxy and the universe. Hubble altered our thinking of outer space and because of that a space telescope was launched in Earth's orbit in recognition of him and called the Hubble Space Telescope. Because of Hubble contribution…

the clip. Atlantis had a worn out, scratchy exterior, and was tilted down to the right side for the tourists to observe the inner hollow shell. Also to the right in that same room was a replica of the Hubble Space Telescope. I already had some prior knowledge of the legendary telescope, though I never knew how gigantic it was. “I guess, you never know how big things are until you see them in person,” I mumbled to myself. There was a narrow hallway and on my right side there was a washed out…