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Study of the solar system and other systems in our galaxy; images from space telescopes and facts about solar systems and heavenly bodies.

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Study of the solar system and other systems in our galaxy; images from space telescopes and facts about solar systems and heavenly bodies.

Chandra X-ray Observatory - Learn About the Solar System

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is providing new insight and uncovering new mysteries about objects of all sizes and across distances throughout our Solar System.
http://chandra.harvard.edu/learn_solar.html
Solar System Facts: A Guide to Things Orbiting Our Sun

Learn how our solar system formed, how it was discovered and the names of the planets, dwarf planets and regions of space that orbit our sun.
http://www.space.com/56-our-solar-system-facts-formation-and-discovery.html
HubbleSite - Picture Album: Solar System

Gallery of images captured from the hubble space telescope of our solar system.
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/solar_system
Hubble Space Telescope - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope
Image Archive: Solar System - ESA/Hubble

Hubble space telescope images of the solar system
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/category/solarsystem/
Planets Around Other Stars - NASA Science

Throughout recorded history and perhaps before, we have wondered about the possible existence of other worlds, like or unlike our own.
http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/exoplanet-exploration/
Filmmakers Show the Scale of the Solar System in Amazing Video

A new video does its best to teach viewers just how vast our cosmic backyard really is.
http://www.space.com/30610-scale-of-solar-system-amazing-video.html
Solar System Scope

Online 3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky in real time - the Sun, planets, dwarf planets, comets, stars and constellations
http://www.solarsystemscope.com
Solar System Information, Facts, News, Photos - National Geographic

Get information, facts, photos, news, videos, and more about our solar system from National Geographic.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system
Solar System Exploration

Information on planets, small bodies, moons and regions of our solar system.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets
Solar System - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets, with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly, the moons, two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System

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Hubble Space Telescope

Seen in orbit from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2009, flying Servicing Mission 4 ( STS-125), the fifth and final Hubble mission.

Names

HST
Hubble

Mission type

Operator

20580

Website

nasa.gov/hubble
hubblesite.org

Mission duration

34 years, 7 months, 25 days (ongoing)^[1]

Spacecraft properties

Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin (spacecraft)
Perkin-Elmer (optics)

Launch mass

11,110 kg (24,490 lb)^[2]

Dimensions

13.2 m × 4.2 m (43 ft × 14 ft)^[2]

Power

2,800 watts

Start of mission

Launch date

April 24, 1990, 12:33:51 UTC^[3]

Rocket

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31)

Launch site

Kennedy, LC-39B

Contractor

Rockwell International

Deployment date

April 25, 1990^[2]

Entered service

May 20, 1990; 34 years ago^[2]

End of mission

Decay date

2030–2040 (estimated)^[4]

Orbital parameters

Reference system

Regime

537.0 km (333.7 mi)

540.9 km (336.1 mi)

28.47°

95.42 minutes

Main telescope

Type

Ritchey–Chrétien reflector

Diameter

2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)^[6]

Focal length

57.6 m (189 ft)^[6]

Focal ratio

f/24

Collecting area

4.0 m² (43 sq ft)^[7]

Wavelengths

Near-infrared, visible light, ultraviolet

Instruments
NICMOS	Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer
ACS	Advanced Camera for Surveys
WFC3	Wide Field Camera 3
COS	Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
STIS	Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
FGS	Fine Guidance Sensor

NASA Great Observatories

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory →

Large Strategic Science Missions
Astrophysics Division

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Chandra X-ray Observatory - Learn About the Solar System

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is providing new insight and uncovering new mysteries about objects of all sizes and across distances throughout our Solar System.
http://chandra.harvard.edu/learn_solar.html
Solar System Facts: A Guide to Things Orbiting Our Sun

Learn how our solar system formed, how it was discovered and the names of the planets, dwarf planets and regions of space that orbit our sun.
http://www.space.com/56-our-solar-system-facts-formation-and-discovery.html
HubbleSite - Picture Album: Solar System

Gallery of images captured from the hubble space telescope of our solar system.
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/solar_system
Hubble Space Telescope - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope
Image Archive: Solar System - ESA/Hubble

Hubble space telescope images of the solar system
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/category/solarsystem/
Planets Around Other Stars - NASA Science

Throughout recorded history and perhaps before, we have wondered about the possible existence of other worlds, like or unlike our own.
http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/exoplanet-exploration/
Filmmakers Show the Scale of the Solar System in Amazing Video

A new video does its best to teach viewers just how vast our cosmic backyard really is.
http://www.space.com/30610-scale-of-solar-system-amazing-video.html
Solar System Scope

Online 3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky in real time - the Sun, planets, dwarf planets, comets, stars and constellations
http://www.solarsystemscope.com
Solar System Information, Facts, News, Photos - National Geographic

Get information, facts, photos, news, videos, and more about our solar system from National Geographic.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system
Solar System Exploration

Information on planets, small bodies, moons and regions of our solar system.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets
Solar System - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets, with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly, the moons, two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System

Hubble Space Telescope

Seen in orbit from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2009, flying Servicing Mission 4 ( STS-125), the fifth and final Hubble mission.

Names

HST
Hubble

Mission type

Operator

20580

Website

nasa.gov/hubble
hubblesite.org

Mission duration

34 years, 7 months, 25 days (ongoing)^[1]

Spacecraft properties

Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin (spacecraft)
Perkin-Elmer (optics)

Launch mass

11,110 kg (24,490 lb)^[2]

Dimensions

13.2 m × 4.2 m (43 ft × 14 ft)^[2]

Power

2,800 watts

Start of mission

Launch date

April 24, 1990, 12:33:51 UTC^[3]

Rocket

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31)

Launch site

Kennedy, LC-39B

Contractor

Rockwell International

Deployment date

April 25, 1990^[2]

Entered service

May 20, 1990; 34 years ago^[2]

End of mission

Decay date

2030–2040 (estimated)^[4]

Orbital parameters

Reference system

Regime

537.0 km (333.7 mi)

540.9 km (336.1 mi)

28.47°

95.42 minutes

Main telescope

Type

Ritchey–Chrétien reflector

Diameter

2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)^[6]

Focal length

57.6 m (189 ft)^[6]

Focal ratio

f/24

Collecting area

4.0 m² (43 sq ft)^[7]

Wavelengths

Near-infrared, visible light, ultraviolet

Instruments
NICMOS	Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer
ACS	Advanced Camera for Surveys
WFC3	Wide Field Camera 3
COS	Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
STIS	Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
FGS	Fine Guidance Sensor

NASA Great Observatories

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory →

Large Strategic Science Missions
Astrophysics Division

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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