| The Hubble Space Telescope has allowed scientists | | | | was filled with other galaxies. He was the first to |
| and the rest of the world a look into outer space that | | | | prove 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 was | | | | tools we have available today, so his knowledge was |
| discovered that there are millions of galaxies beyond | | | | still 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 an | | | | Telescope (LST) was conceived, designed, revised |
| invaluable source of information to astronomers and | | | | and developed and implemented. In 1985, the LST was |
| scientists throughout the world. As the Hubble Space | | | | renamed the Hubble Space Telescope, to honor the |
| Telescope orbits its way around the earth once every | | | | man who started it all.1990--After delays with its launch |
| 95 minutes, it continues to gather more knowledge | | | | due to conflicts with the launch of the space shuttle, |
| about not only our galaxy but the ones beyond as | | | | the Hubble Space Telescope was sent into |
| well.A timeline of Hubble Space Telescope | | | | orbit.1994--the telescope took pictures of a comet |
| History:1924--Edwin Hubble looked up into the night sky | | | | collision, and detailed photos of Pluto, as well as giving |
| to disprove the theory of a single galaxy. He proved | | | | us a greater knowledge of Neptune and Uranus. |
| that rather than just gasses and dust, the universe | | | | |