Picture a monstrous eye situated in the universe of space and exploring all around the unknown regions of the space and stunning pictures taken of galaxies far away, luminous nebulas, and occasionally marvelous phenomenon. This eye is none other than the Hubble Space Telescope, which remains one of humanity’s greatest feats in science and engineering for over thirty years now.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope or simply Hubble is specifically a space telescope that encompasses a space within the universe. They capture pictures of the stars, planets, and galaxies with the help of its lenses and different kinds of sensors. They assist scientists to analyze the cosmos and understand it in as much as possible.
Hubble's Birthday and Launch
The Hubble Space Telescope was subsequently deployed in what has now become known as the rookie mission on the space shuttle Discovery, on the 24th of April, the year 1990. This signaled the start of a new age in human space exploration, no pun intended on the last word. Since that time, Hubble is annually observing its “birthday” and people around the world recall its space expedition.
The Early Days and a Major Problem
Hubble’s voyage was not very smooth and was marked by some tough moments as it is described in the text. Soon after its inception, people found that a design issue affected the primary mirror. This defect meant that the images that the telescope was collecting was out of focus, a bit like trying to Take a picture with a digita camera with an out of focus lens. It was definitely a blow but soon the clever minds back on earth went about trying to come up with a solution.
What was the major problem with the Hubble space telescope when it was first launched into orbit?
When the Hubble Space Telescope was initially launched into space, the major issue was the error — an imperfection — on the primary mirror. The mirror should have beenably to perfectly focus light hence had a curved surface but due to a flaw, certain par of the mirror was slightly too flat. This made light to be wrongly directed and the produced images to be blurred and thus affected the scientific function of the telescope significantly.
Hubble's Pictures and Discoveries
Nevertheless, it has encountered one major problem in its life, which, however, provided breathtaking images in the history of its observation. With its swirling shapes of galaxies far away to the thin filaments of nebulas, Hubble’s pictures not just astonished us but also made us wiser.
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Hubble Space Telescope Images and Discoveries
Hubble's Contribution to Science
The list of discoveries made by Hubble is indeed long; practically monthly, scientists have come up with new important discoveries. They were introduced to the age of the universe, dark matter and energy, stars, and galaxies. Hubble is indeed one great tool that widened our view of the universe.
The Human Side of Hubble
Nevertheless, Hubble is much more than a piece of equipment for scientific research, and so are its discoveries. Science fiction has enthralled millions of people on planet, leaving them spellbound with the outer space’s beauty and infinity. They have been used as covers for leading magazines, depictions on classroom walls and as debating factors on unknown mysteries of space.
Conclusion
On Hubble’s anniversary once more, let us be grateful for what it has unveiled and what it has made possible. We also should not forget that Hubble has been maintained by people, by mankind, people’s efforts and logics that make it work for all those years and hope there always will be bright spark of discovery somewhere in the vast darkness of the Universe.
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