Hubble identified a type of “variable star” called a Cepheid in the Andromeda nebula, or known today as the Andromeda galaxy. Hubble was able to discover several of these Cepheids, along with other objects, .and was able to calculate the distance to them from the Milky-Way. Hubble was able to detect nine other new galaxies. Later, in 1925, Hubble came up with a galaxy classification system, which breaks down, or classifies galaxies. Hubble continued to work with galaxies, discovering the distances of over 20 galaxies from the Milky-Way. Perhaps Hubble’s greatest discovery came when he made Hubble’s Law. His law made two important conclusions: One was that distant galaxies seemed to be moving away from the MIlky-Way. Second, the farther away from the Milky-Way, the faster the galaxies seemed to be moving. This relationship between a galaxy’s distance and it’s speed is known as Hubble’s Law. Hubble died from a cerebral thombosis, a type of stroke, on September 28th, 1953. Hubble is and will be known as one of the greatest astronomers in American
Hubble identified a type of “variable star” called a Cepheid in the Andromeda nebula, or known today as the Andromeda galaxy. Hubble was able to discover several of these Cepheids, along with other objects, .and was able to calculate the distance to them from the Milky-Way. Hubble was able to detect nine other new galaxies. Later, in 1925, Hubble came up with a galaxy classification system, which breaks down, or classifies galaxies. Hubble continued to work with galaxies, discovering the distances of over 20 galaxies from the Milky-Way. Perhaps Hubble’s greatest discovery came when he made Hubble’s Law. His law made two important conclusions: One was that distant galaxies seemed to be moving away from the MIlky-Way. Second, the farther away from the Milky-Way, the faster the galaxies seemed to be moving. This relationship between a galaxy’s distance and it’s speed is known as Hubble’s Law. Hubble died from a cerebral thombosis, a type of stroke, on September 28th, 1953. Hubble is and will be known as one of the greatest astronomers in American