Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who lived between 1889-1953. He spent a lot of time looking at groups of stars and planets, called galaxies, and trying to explain their motion. He found that all other galaxies are moving away from the Milky Way, our own galaxy. The Hubble space telescope, recently sent into space, is named after him. |
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who lived between 1889-1953. His observations of galaxies helped him develop the idea of an expanding universe, which forms the basis of modern cosmology, the study of the origin of the universe. He also discovered a relationship between a galaxy's speed and its distance. Hubble's studies were interrupted by service in both World Wars. The Hubble space telescope, currently on an observation project in space, bears his name. |
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who lived between 1889-1953. He studied law at Oxford under a Rhodes scholarship before deciding on a career as an astronomer. This career eventually led to cosmology. His studies were later interruped by service in both World Wars. Hubble's extensive observations of galaxies helped him develop the idea of an expanding universe, which forms the basis of modern cosmology. He also identified a relationship between a galaxy's speed and its distance, the ratio of which is called Hubble's constant. A project of the Hubble telescope, currently exploring outer space, is to accurately measure this constant. |
