Apr 23 2010
Happy Birthday Hubble
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- Dropped Apr 23rd, 2010 by Ted Murphy in inspiration
Like most people who have grown in the space age I have been fascinated about what exists beyond our planet since a very young age. I can remember the first time I saw a picture from deep space. It made me realize just how big the universe is and how small a role I play in the grand scheme of things. Our entire planet Our entire galaxy is just a speck in an infinite sea of stars.
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble launched in 1990 and has transformed the way we look at creation itself. The farthest objects Hubble has seen are galaxies well over 12 billion light years away, not long after the Big Bang. Here are a few of my favorite images. You can see more at the official NASA site.
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the horse head nebula is a fave. sweet *ss website ted….i always knew you were destined for greatness!
Those are amazing.
The book Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan is one of my favs of all time. You should def check it out