How many planets are there in our solar system? The answer seems to change from year to year, and 2016 may be the latest bounce. More
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Looking At The Edwin Hubble Early Years
Many times the seeds of late life greatness could be seen in retrospect by studying a person’s childhood. Over and over there are biographies that show many of the great men in history showed a natural curiosity, amazing intelligence, and strong gifts early on in their lives. A clear examination of the Edwin Hubble early years continues that trend. There is no question that the impact he made on astronomy changed the field forever. More
Dr. Edwin Hubble Greatest Discoveries
Today, most people know of Edwin Hubble because of the Hubble Telescope. This is a large space telescope that was launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990 and still functions today. In order to understand why this revolutionary device was named after this scientist, it’s helpful to consider some Edwin Hubble greatest discoveries. More
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This new Hubble image reveals the gigantic Pinwheel galaxy, one of the best known examples of “grand design spirals”, and its supergiant star-forming regions in unprecedented detail. The image is the largest and most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy ever taken with Hubble.
The Edwin Hubble classification system
If you are an avid space enthusiast, it is critical that you learn all that you can about not only the planets, solar systems and galaxies themselves, you also need to understand the science behind studying them so that you can make the most out of it. With this in mind, one of the best and most useful facets that you can keep in mind is the Edwin Hubble classification system. The article below will teach you all about this system, so that you can further your knowledge of galaxies and space, so that you can use that info to the best of your ability. More
Biography
Edwin Powell Hubble
was born in the small town of Marshfield, Missouri, USA, on November 29th, 1889. More
Welcome
“At the last dim horizon, we search among ghostly errors of observations for landmarks that are scarcely more substantial. The search will continue. The urge is older than history. It is not satisfied and it will not be oppressed.”
– Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953)
Welcome to Edwinhubble.com
Our site explores the life of the man who was first to show that the universe is expanding, and is considered by many to be the father of observational cosmology.
In addition to biographical information and resources, we have included a gallery of photographs taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, which was so named in Edwin Hubble’s honor.
News: December 17th 2015
A stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the detail behind HH 24 – more than 1000 light years away. It looks almost like a lightsaber!