Space Telescopes

Science

Putting telescopes in space changed astronomy forever. Discover the famous observatories that look at the universe in visible light, X-rays, infrared, and gamma rays — and learn what they have revealed about the cosmos.

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Q1 Question 1 of 11

What is the main advantage of placing a telescope in space rather than on Earth's surface?

Q2 Question 2 of 11

In what year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?

Q3 Question 3 of 11

What was revealed by the Hubble Deep Field images?

Q4 Question 4 of 11

How many times have astronauts traveled to space to service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope?

Q5 Question 5 of 11

What does the Chandra X-ray Observatory study?

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What was the Spitzer Space Telescope designed to study, and when did it operate?

Q7 Question 7 of 11

What does the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detect?

Q8 Question 8 of 11

Why is using multiple space observatories together (multi-wavelength astronomy) so powerful?

Q9 Question 9 of 11

The Hubble Space Telescope has a mirror 2.4 meters in diameter. How does this compare to the James Webb Space Telescope?

Q10 Question 10 of 11

Which space telescope was repaired in 1993 to fix a flaw in its mirror that had been causing blurry images?

Q11 Question 11 of 11

What is a gamma-ray burst and why is it significant?