Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope

When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?

• 1990

• 1985

• 2000

• 1995

How far above Earth does Hubble orbit?

• 450 miles

• 700 kilometers

• 550 kilometers

• 340 miles

What advantage does Hubble have over ground-based telescopes?

• Larger size

• No atmospheric distortion

• Higher speed

• More powerful lenses

How are Hubble's color images produced?

• Colorizing black and white images

• Direct color photography

• Digital enhancement

• Using color filters

What significant observation has Hubble made?

• The creation of the Moon

• The birth and death of stars

• The discovery of Earth-like planets

• The mapping of the Milky Way

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

How old is the universe estimated to be?

• Approximately 10 billion years

• Approximately 14 billion years

• Approximately 18 billion years

• Approximately 20 billion years

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What will potentially overshadow Hubble in the future?

• The Chandra X-ray Observatory

• The Spitzer Space Telescope

• The Kepler Space Telescope

• The James Webb Space Telescope

How many peer-reviewed scientific publications has Hubble's data contributed to?

• Over 18,000

• Over 15,000

• Over 20,000

• Over 10,000

What has been a major impact of Hubble's images on the public?

• Increased interest in science fiction

• Reinvigorated interest in astronomy

• Increased funding for space exploration

• Development of new technologies

Which telescope revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos before Hubble?

• The Herschel Space Observatory

• The Very Large Telescope

• The Newtonian Telescope

• The Galileo Telescope