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NASA and usMs. Wood
Things you should know
Moon revolves around sun as it revolves around Earth
Millions of galaxies
Solar system is made of:SunPlanetsAsteroidsCometsDust GasEmpty space
Space Travel
Apollo missions to the Moon
ProbesLanded on MarsLanded on VenusPast
Jupiter Saturn Neptune
Major NASA technologies
International Space Station
Hubble Telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory
Fermi-Gamma Ray Space Telescope
International Space Station
Largest spacecraft
Highest number of countries involved
GoalsUnderstanding long-term effects of space exploration
on peopleCommitment to space explorationEnable people to go farther into spaceCreate a better life for people on Earth by continuous
discoveries
International Space Station
Hubble Telescope
Launched April 21, 1990
Solar powered
Named for Edwin Hubble
Used in calculating age of universe
Can see: Other galaxies Black holes Brown Dwarfs Forming planets and stars Pluto
Hubble Images
Light and space
Light is on a spectrum
We see visual light
Other forms of light can be seen using different technologies
Chandra X-Ray Telescope
Can see billions of light years away
Considered one of the “Great Observatories”
Could read a newspaper .5 mile away with this
Can see 40% larger images than other telescopes
Chandra X-ray telescope
Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope
Formerly GLAST (gamma large area space telescope)
Gamma radiation is the highest form of energy
See black holes
Found a black hole at the center of Milky Way
Named after Italian scientist who led the design and mission
Fermi Images
References
All photos come from NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/ Visit the website for more information
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