- Question 1:
- What characteristics make the Hubble Space Telescope
a leading, state-of-the-art observatory?
- Answer:
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The Hubble Space Telescope is the first visible-light telescope
in space. A space-based observatory provides data and images
that are free from the blurring effects of Earth’s atmosphere.
The team that built the telescope designed it with periodic
servicing in mind. Delivering new instruments and operating
parts to the telescope allows it to remain a state-of-the-art
observatory.
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