“Beyond the Milky Way”
“Beyond the Milky Way”
“The History of the Hubble Telescope”
By: Steven Radziul
DeVry University
Since the Age of Man and Woman, We have been staring up into the sky, wondering clearly what is out there. The stars and planets have always been our close neighbors, from navigation, to philosophy and even religion, the stars and planets have always been our friend. Man has stood to the highest peak staring out into the sky, wondering clearly to see what is out there. He has invented instruments for which to see further and further, wanting to learn about himself. Since the earliest days of Man, We have strived to see higher, to see more, to see deeper, and to finally see farther. The newest discoveries started with the time of Galileo, and the first “modern” telescopes, pointed up to the skies, just to see what is out there. Since then we have strived to improve our abilities to see way out there. The latest discoveries and breakthrough in discovery through the use of telescopes, is that of the space telescopes themselves. One of the famous space based telescopes, as well as one of the more famous projects put out by NASA, is that of the “Hubble Space Telescope”. Learning about the worlds around us, allows us to learn about our own “Man Kind”. We are “star stuff”, we are made of the stuff which stars are made from. From the gases, to the elements, what is out there, we can find here. As We explore the world around us, we begin to learn more about our own existence, how we live, where we came from, and perhaps where we are going in the near future. Technology developed in space exploration, also helps us to learn about our own selves. Achievements which we discover out there, help us to gain achievements down here on our own planet, from geology, to biology, to even medical. Perhaps even someday, we will find another planet for which we can live on, and who even knows, maybe even people who are like us, and those aliens everyone keeps talking about. This
“The History of the Hubble Telescope”
By: Steven Radziul
DeVry University
Since the Age of Man and Woman, We have been staring up into the sky, wondering clearly what is out there. The stars and planets have always been our close neighbors, from navigation, to philosophy and even religion, the stars and planets have always been our friend. Man has stood to the highest peak staring out into the sky, wondering clearly to see what is out there. He has invented instruments for which to see further and further, wanting to learn about himself. Since the earliest days of Man, We have strived to see higher, to see more, to see deeper, and to finally see farther. The newest discoveries started with the time of Galileo, and the first “modern” telescopes, pointed up to the skies, just to see what is out there. Since then we have strived to improve our abilities to see way out there. The latest discoveries and breakthrough in discovery through the use of telescopes, is that of the space telescopes themselves. One of the famous space based telescopes, as well as one of the more famous projects put out by NASA, is that of the “Hubble Space Telescope”. Learning about the worlds around us, allows us to learn about our own “Man Kind”. We are “star stuff”, we are made of the stuff which stars are made from. From the gases, to the elements, what is out there, we can find here. As We explore the world around us, we begin to learn more about our own existence, how we live, where we came from, and perhaps where we are going in the near future. Technology developed in space exploration, also helps us to learn about our own selves. Achievements which we discover out there, help us to gain achievements down here on our own planet, from geology, to biology, to even medical. Perhaps even someday, we will find another planet for which we can live on, and who even knows, maybe even people who are like us, and those aliens everyone keeps talking about. This
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