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SPACE EXPLORATION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The Hubble Space Telescope is a telescope that orbits Earth and collects data and images from distant parts of the universe. What type of spacecraft is the Hubble Space Telescope?

A	space station
B	space shuttle
C	space probe
D	artificial satellite

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into the Earth’s low orbit in order to gather images of the objects in space. Therefore, it is classified as an artificial satellite.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope are spacecrafts that are in orbit around the Earth, so they are also artificial satellites. The moon is a natural satellite of Earth, and Jupiter’s moons are natural satellites of Jupiter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hubble takes sharp pictures of objects in the sky such as planets, stars and galaxies. Hubble has made more than one million observations. These include detailed pictures of the birth and death of stars, galaxies billions of light years away, and comet pieces crashing into Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hubble currently utilizes several spectrographs including the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) and the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). COS and STIS are complementary instruments that provide scientists with detailed spectral data for a variety of celestial objects.

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