May 25 2008

Rehan Prins

Journal Entry 1

Posted at 8:49 pm under Origin of the Universe




 

Gather information about:

a) Hubble’s involvement in Space Research

Hubble was a key figure in the 20th Century. Edwin Hubble was one of the greatest every astronomers in the world. It was Hubble who came up with the theory that the galaxy in which we live in (The Milky Way) was not the only galaxy which existed in the universe. He is named after one of the famous telescopes called the “Hubble Space Telescope.” By the end of the 1920’s Hubble had created a system for classifying galaxies. Hubble has made a discovery of approximately 46 kinds of galaxies in the universe. Without the knowledge and the brains of Edwin Hubble, our world would not have known some of the many wonders in the universe.

b) What the space telescope does.

The Hubble Space Telescope was designed to provide clear views of the galaxy.

c) Where it is

The Telescope is located in orbit around the earth.

d) What Hubble’s constant is

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