Astronomy Timeline

By petea4

  • Hubble Telescope

    Hubble Telescope
    The hubble telescope has taken many pictures to tell us the age of the universe and the age of whats in it. Also gives us more evidence to support ideas.

  • Keck Observatory

    Keck Observatory
    Has 2 telescopes with cameras and tons of mirrors and lazers.

  • Spitzer Space Telescope

    Spitzer Space Telescope
    SST became the first telescope to directly capture the light from extrasolar planets. Observes young stars, planets and galaxies.

  • Large Binocular Telescope

    Large Binocular Telescope
    Has 2 leneses and watches for first lights, lights from other galaxies and stars,

  • Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

    Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
    Being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit.

  • Kepler Telescope

    Kepler Telescope
    Kepler is a planet hunter, kepler has retired because it was having problems and it need to be fix. Kepler has found many planets.

  • The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array

    The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array
    16,000 ft up on the Andes. Uses radio waves to find things in space.

  • James webb space telescope

    James webb space telescope
    many partnetships for the plan and everything. Wants to last 10 years.