Hubble Telescope

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Question 1

In which calendar year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched into low Earth orbit aboard Space Shuttle Discovery?

Question 2

Which American observational astronomer, who proved the universe is expanding, is the space telescope named after?

Question 3

What optical manufacturing flaw plagued Hubble's 2.4-meter primary mirror upon initial orbital deployment?

Question 4

What optical corrective instrument package installed during the 1993 STS-61 servicing mission restored Hubble's vision?

Question 5

How many total in-orbit Space Shuttle servicing missions were conducted on the Hubble Space Telescope?

Question 6

What famous 1995 deep-sky observation peered into an apparently empty patch of space to reveal over 3,000 distant galaxies?

Question 7

What iconic 1995 Hubble photograph captured towering interstellar gas pillars in the Eagle Nebula (M16)?

Question 8

What groundbreaking cosmological discovery made using Hubble supernova data earned the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics?

Question 9

Which institution located in Baltimore, Maryland, is responsible for operating Hubble's scientific mission and scheduling?

Question 10

Which space shuttle mission in May 2009 served as the fifth and final maintenance overhaul of Hubble?

In which calendar year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched into low Earth orbit aboard Space Shuttle Discovery?