Hubble Space Telescope

Orbiting 600 kilometers above Earth's surface is an eye that can see to the edge of the known universe. Since 1990 this eye, better known as the Hubble Space Telescope, has been collecting light from our solar system, from star clusters in our Milky Way galaxy, and from galaxies billions of light years away to send back to Earth. The information it gathers helps scientists better understand what the planets are made of, how stars form, and what lies at the heart of swirling galaxies, enabling us to test theories and form new ideas about how things work in the universe. Other fascinating information about the Hubble Space Telescope is also discussed in this new title in the Watts Library Space subset.Carruthers, Margaret W. is the author of 'Hubble Space Telescope' with ISBN 9780531163726 and ISBN 0531163725.