The Hubble Telescope

This picture was from the Nevada Space Grant Program's website. This is a picture of the Hubble Telescope orbiting the Earth. 

Launching the Hubble Telescope amazed the nation and the world. The pictures that have been sent back and are still being sent back continue to open up the study of space. The pictures allowed scientists to learn about star nurseries, which we had almost no idea about before the Hubble sent back its first pictures. These pictures also allowed scientists to answer some of the questions that have been asked for hundreds of  years. When the Hubble first went into space, one of the lenses was blurry, so soon after, NASA sent a crew of astronauts to outer space to fix the lens. From then on, the pictures have been breathtaking, drawing many young students into science-a main focus of this county. 

I choose the Hubble Telescope because from a young age I have dreamed of going into outer space. Plus, I am insanely interested in how space works because it provides so many unbounded opportunities in exploration of space and discovery and in creating devices and robots that will travel up into space to do the researching where humankind cannot reach yet.  Also, I have the privilege to talk to someone who worked on the Hubble Telescope- my mom. That part is still  in the Hubble Telescope and is working to date! 

This is called a Spiral Galaxy taken by the Hubble Telescope.

This is a Pillar and Jet Nebula taken by the Hubble Telescope.

(Yes. This is a real picture!)