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Apr 2, 2014 · Astronomer Edwin Hubble revolutionized the field of astrophysics. His research helped prove that the universe is expanding, and he created a classification system for galaxies that has been...
Edwin Hubble changed the way we thought of the Universe forever. When scientists decided to name the Hubble Space Telescope after him, they could not have made a more appropriate choice.
May 20, 2013 · How Edwin Hubble Became the 20th Century’s Greatest Astronomer. The young scientist demolished the old guard’s ideas on the nature and size of the universe
Jul 21, 2021 · Edwin Hubble: 7 Facts About the Man Who Changed the Universe. On December 30, 1924, Hubble discovered the existence of other galaxies using the most advanced telescope in the world. By B. Myint...
Edwin Hubble, for whom the Hubble Space Telescope is named, was one of the leading astronomers of the twentieth century. His discovery in the 1920s that countless galaxies exist beyond our own Milky Way galaxy revolutionized our understanding of the universe and our place within it.
Hubble had to spend many bitterly cold nights sitting at the powerful Hooker telescope before he could prove Shapley wrong. In October 1923 he spotted what he first thought was a nova star flaring up dramatically in the M31 "nebula" in the constellation of Andromeda.
Named in honor of the trailblazing astronomer Edwin Hubble, the Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has changed our understanding of the cosmos since its launch and deployment by the space shuttle Discovery in 1990. Hubble is not just a satellite. It’s a symbol of humanity’s quest for knowledge. John Grunsfeld.
