Hubble

Hubble Space Telescope

  • Congress approves funding for hubble

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  • Hubble is renamed after astronomer Edwin P. Hubble

    Hubble is renamed after astronomer Edwin P. Hubble
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    Previous hubble name: LST(Large space Telescope)
  • Hubble is deployed into orbit

    Hubble is deployed into orbit
  • First Servicing Mission

    First Servicing Mission
    Primary mirrors were fixed by COSTAR
  • Hubble takes pictures of fantastic celestial objects that leave people curious about what more could possibly be found in our universe

    Hubble takes pictures of fantastic celestial objects that leave people curious about what more could possibly be found in our universe
  • The first Hubble Deep Field is released

    Shows unimaginable number of galaxies in the universe
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  • The second service mission

    The second service mission
    Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph , Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer were installed so that Hubble could take detailed pictures of our universe and detect black holes, and watch the universe in the infrared wavelengths.
  • Servicing Mission 3A

    Upgraded any wornout or outdated equipment on Hubble
  • Servicing Mission 3B

    Servicing Mission 3B
    Sharper view, new steering equipment, fix infrared vision, and install a more efficient power system
  • The hubble telescope traces the evolution of the first galaxies in the universe

    The hubble telescope traces the evolution of the first galaxies in the universe
    The hubble is tracing the earliest stages of the first galaxies.
  • Hubble Finds Young Galaxies in Early Universe

    Hubble Finds Young Galaxies in Early Universe
  • The fourth service mission

    The fourth service mission
    To fix old stuff that didnt work properly anymore and Installe Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph. They had to remove the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 to make space for the more advanced wide field camera 3.
  • Hubble's Deepest View of Universe

    Hubble's Deepest View of Universe
    Hubble has taken the deepest image of the universe ever taken in near-infrared light.
  • Hubble Reaches the "Undiscovered Country" of Primeval Galaxies

    Hubble Reaches the "Undiscovered Country" of Primeval Galaxies
    hubble uncovered a prehistoric population of compact and ultra-blue galaxies that had never been seen before. It allows astronomers to see the galaxy as it was thirteen billion years ago
  • Hubble Finds Most Distant Galaxy Candidate Ever Seen in Universe

    Hubble Finds Most Distant Galaxy Candidate Ever Seen in Universe
    Hubble found what astronomers believe is the most distant object ever seen in the universe. The objects light traveled 13.2 billion years to get to hubble. This object is a compact galaxy of blue stars that existed 480 million years after the Big Bang
  • Hubble discovers black holes

    Hubble discovers black holes
    Using the slitless grism on Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field camera 3 to explore farther parts of our universe. Astronomers found supermassive black holes growing in very small galaxies.
  • Hubble Breaks New Ground

    Hubble Breaks New Ground
    hubble detected a distant Type Ia supernova, the farthest stellar explosion that can be used to measure the expansion rate of our universe .