Hubble Space Telescope-Seeing Beyond the Milky Way

The Hubble Space Telescope has allowed scientistswas filled with other galaxies. He was the first to
and the rest of the world a look into outer space thatprove that our universe was continuing to grow and
was not even imagined one hundred years ago. In fact,expand. However, he did not have the benefit of the
it is only in the last one hundred years that it wastools we have available today, so his knowledge was
discovered that there are millions of galaxies beyondstill somewhat limited although his vision was
ours and that the universe is constantly expanding.far-reaching.1924-1983--the concept of a Large Space
Since its launch in 1990 this telescope has been anTelescope (LST) was conceived, designed, revised
invaluable source of information to astronomers andand developed and implemented. In 1985, the LST was
scientists throughout the world. As the Hubble Spacerenamed the Hubble Space Telescope, to honor the
Telescope orbits its way around the earth once everyman who started it all.1990--After delays with its launch
95 minutes, it continues to gather more knowledgedue to conflicts with the launch of the space shuttle,
about not only our galaxy but the ones beyond asthe Hubble Space Telescope was sent into
well.A timeline of Hubble Space Telescopeorbit.1994--the telescope took pictures of a comet
History:1924--Edwin Hubble looked up into the night skycollision, and detailed photos of Pluto, as well as giving
to disprove the theory of a single galaxy. He provedus a greater knowledge of Neptune and Uranus.
that rather than just gasses and dust, the universe