How does the Hubble telescope capture images of the universe at an early age?


Posted March 21st, 2010 by admin 6 Comments »
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psnorb asked:


I would like a simplified answer for todays headlines.

– The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the earliest image yet of the universe — just 600 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was just a toddler

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Viewing the light of stars through a telescope as opposed to the naked eye?


Posted November 20th, 2009 by admin 5 Comments »
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hydropowerman34 asked:


Say I wanted to look at a star that was 200 million light years away with my naked eye. The light I’m seeing is from 200 million years ago. Now, if I look at that same star with the Hubble telescope, am I seeing the same light that I saw with my naked eye, or does the telescopic vision capture light from much earlier?
Lots of good information. Thanks.

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How is the hubble space telescope able to see back in time?


Posted June 8th, 2009 by admin 8 Comments »
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redsoxrule2495 asked:


I’m confused, on yahoo they said that the hubble telescope could look back 500-600 million years from the beginning of the universe. How? that just makes no sense.

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