Astronomy Hubble Telescope Secrets of the Universe

Hubble Telescope Secrets of the Universe Not since Galileo turned his telescope towards the heavens in 1610 has any event so changed our understanding of the universe as the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Galileo's telescope used a simple arrangement of two lenses in a long, narrow tube. Galileo was able to see objects 10 times more clearly than ever before possible. A telescope is an amazing device that has the ability to make faraway …

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