Invisible Universe Revealed The Hubble Telescope Worksheet PDF

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Professor has you watch a video and follow along with answering questions on the worksheet. Here are the answers....

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Invisible Universe Revealed The Hubble Telescope Name: ____________________________________________ 1.

What sits in the center of our galaxy?

A super massive black hole sits at the center of our galaxy. 2.

Who proposed a space telescope? When?

Lyman Spitzer proposed the first space telescope in 1946. 3.

Why was it important to get a telescope into space?

It was important to get a telescope into space because Earth’s atmosphere distorts light and prevents some from reaching the ground at all, but in space it is clear. 4.

What was Hubble’s discovery?

Hubble’s discovery was how far stars really are and the expansion of the universe. 5.

What was one of the goals of the Hubble telescope?

One of the goals of the Hubble telescope was determining the age of the universe. 6.

What was wrong with the Hubble telescope that caused it to be out of focus?

The Hubble telescope had multiple focus points causing spherical aberration causing it to be out of focus. They polished the mirrors to flat, making it almost impossible to fix. 7.

How were they going to fix hubble?

To fix it, they installed an instrument (COSTAR) that had four arms with mirrors that flipped out, essentially giving the telescope glasses. 8.

How many new born stars are in the Orion Nebula?

There are 3,000 new born stars in the Orion Nebula. 9. Is the universe slowing down or speeding up? The universe is speeding up. 10. How old is the universe?

The universe is 13.7 billion years old. 11. How can you find a black hole? You can find a black hole by studying the way stuff moves around it. 12. What was found in a planet’s atmosphere using spectroscope? Using spectroscope, water was found on a planet’s atmosphere....