KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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Before Galileo’s telescope, what was the first space telescope to be used?
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Hubble Space Telescope
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Spitzer
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Sextant
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Redstone
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hubble Space Telescope Facts NASA named the world’s first space-based optical telescope after American astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889–1953). Dr. Hubble confirmed an “expanding” universe, which provided the foundation for the big-bang theory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Until the development of the telescope in the early 17th Century, all astronomical observations were made with the naked eye. By using measuring instruments, astronomers recorded the positions of the planets against the background of stars.
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