Multiwavelength Astronomy Multimedia


Title

Hubble Space Telescope in Orbit

Description

Named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s key projects was to determine the rate of expansion of the Universe, called the Hubble Constant.

Subject

  • Hubble Space Telescope
  • Observatory (space-based)

Credits

European Space Agency

Type

Artwork

Associated Lesson

X-ray Impact

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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