| The Hubble Space Telescope has allowed scientists | | | | man who started it all. |
| and the rest of the world a look into outer space | | | | 1990--After delays with its launch due to conflicts |
| that was not even imagined one hundred years ago. | | | | with the launch of the space shuttle, the Hubble |
| In fact, it is only in the last one hundred years that it | | | | Space Telescope was sent into orbit. |
| was discovered that there are millions of galaxies | | | | 1994--the telescope took pictures of a comet |
| beyond ours and that the universe is constantly | | | | collision, and detailed photos of Pluto, as well as giving |
| expanding. Since its launch in 1990 this telescope has | | | | us a greater knowledge of Neptune and Uranus. |
| been an invaluable source of information to | | | | 1995--the Hubble took pictures of the "birth" of a |
| astronomers and scientists throughout the world. As | | | | star as it developed from interstellar clouds. |
| the Hubble Space Telescope orbits its way around | | | | 1996--Photos from the Hubble Space Telescope |
| the earth once every 95 minutes, it continues to | | | | show that quasars are actually nuclei which illuminate |
| gather more knowledge about not only our galaxy | | | | when a black hole uses energies from surrounding |
| but the ones beyond as well. | | | | gases and stars. |
| A timeline of Hubble Space Telescope History: | | | | 1997--The Hubble takes pictures which prove that |
| 1924--Edwin Hubble looked up into the night sky to | | | | black holes are bigger than the sun. |
| disprove the theory of a single galaxy. He proved | | | | 1998--The most detailed pictures of the planets in |
| that rather than just gasses and dust, the universe | | | | our solar system are taken. |
| was filled with other galaxies. He was the first to | | | | 2004--The Hubble Space Telescope was able to |
| prove that our universe was continuing to grow and | | | | document in pictures how, when, and why stars die |
| expand. However, he did not have the benefit of the | | | | and using the Hubble Ultra Deep Field technology, to |
| tools we have available today, so his knowledge was | | | | take pictures of the expanding universe unlike any |
| still somewhat limited although his vision was | | | | that had previously been taken. It also took pictures |
| far-reaching. | | | | of Mars when it was closer to Earth than it had been |
| 1924-1983--the concept of a Large Space Telescope | | | | in 60,000 years. |
| (LST) was conceived, designed, revised and | | | | 2005--Took pictures of a comet with a projected |
| developed and implemented. In 1985, the LST was | | | | piece of equipment from the Hubble Space |
| renamed the Hubble Space Telescope, to honor the | | | | Telescope. |