The Hubble Telescope Research Paper

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In 1990,the Hubble Telescope,named in honor of astronomer Edwin Hubble,was launched into orbit around Earth. The telescope was packed with instruments that would give astronomers clear views of the universe in visible,infrared and ultraviolet light. Since the Hubble’s launch in 1990,it has provided a dazzling array images that have awed and inspired the public.More than 45 terabytes have been collected.

The 45 and more terabytes that have been collected,provides lights into the universe,from objects as close to the moon to the most remote galaxies,with incredible photos of supernovas and nebulas in between. In 1923 a German scientist Hermann Oberth first suggested that that a telescope could be launched into orbit to help overcome

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