• Hubble Reaches Billions Of Years Into The Past
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[quote] A recent upgrade to the Hubble Space Telescope is providing scientists here in Maryland a pathfinder to the past. Alex DeMetrick reports the Hubble has glimpsed what might just be the first galaxies ever to form. As matter generated by the Big Bang nearly 14 billion years ago condensed, the universe's first light began to turn on. And those first stars formed the first galaxies, which new instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope may have detected. "We are probably approaching half a billion years from the Big Bang with this image, so it's pretty early on," said Dr. Massimo Stiavelli, Space Telescope Institute. Some distant objects, like exploding stars, are so bright, they can be seen by the human eye. But early galaxies are so faint and far back in time--about 13.5 billion years ago--the Hubble can only glimpse them in the infrared. What Hubble is seeing is so faint, it is only one billionth as bright as what can be seen with the naked eye. [/quote] Source: [url]http://wjz.com/local/hubble.past.scientists.2.1359892.html[/url] Sweet.
Whoa shit, that's amazing.
Pretty cool that the universe basically is travelling light
[QUOTE=Thund3rdome;18820485]Pretty cool that the universe basically is travelling light[/QUOTE] That's all images are... Pigment activated by light.
:psyduck:
Well technically anyone can look into the past, in the sense that light travels with a finite, constant speed – so that light you receive now was emitted some time ago – in the case of the stars, many years ago. You see the moon as it was about a second ago – not such a big deal, but it’s still equally true that you see it as it was in the past. Hubble can see further than most other telescopes, so can also see further into the universe’s past.
Mind. Blown.
I believe all pictures are of images in the past... :)
Hubble is the coolest thing NASA ever put into space.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;18820648]Hubble is the coolest thing NASA ever put into space.[/QUOTE] Man is the coolest thing ever to be in space. Without that, Hubble would not be there.
It boggles my mind how there could still be people thinking the earth and the universe is only 6000 years old with such simple yet fascinating evidence like this.
And the galaxy in question is probably long gone.
[QUOTE=faze;18820668]Man is the coolest thing ever to be in space. Without that, Hubble would not be there.[/QUOTE] If I had to choose between the Apollo program and Hubble, I'd choose Hubble. That telescope has taught us far more about the universe than putting a couple guys on the moon for a couple days did.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;18820737]If I had to choose between the Apollo program and Hubble, I'd choose Hubble. That telescope has taught us far more about the universe than putting a couple guys on the moon for a couple days did.[/QUOTE] Man has gone up there to fix, repair, and upgrade this thing. Without man, we wouldn't have seen anything noteworthy.
Wow.
[QUOTE=faze;18820753]Man has gone up there to fix, repair, and upgrade this thing. Without man, we wouldn't have seen anything noteworthy.[/QUOTE] So we are able to maintain the coolest thing put into space. What was your point again?
[QUOTE=Omali;18820846]So we are able to maintain the coolest thing put into space. What was your point again?[/QUOTE] You don't get it... Yes, hubble is cool, but without man, it wouldn't be there. Therefore, man takes presidence over the hubble.
[QUOTE=iatealawnmower;18820506]Well technically anyone can look into the past, in the sense that light travels with a finite, constant speed – so that light you receive now was emitted some time ago – in the case of the stars, many years ago. You see the moon as it was about a second ago – not such a big deal, but it’s still equally true that you see it as it was in the past. Hubble can see further than most other telescopes, so can also see further into the universe’s past.[/QUOTE] Dude that's so deep. Oh man, you're like a philosopher or some shit.
The Hubble kicks ass.
[QUOTE=faze;18820894]You don't get it... Yes, hubble is cool, but without man, it wouldn't be there. Therefore, man takes presidence over the hubble.[/QUOTE] No, you don't get it. Just leave the thread dude. Hubble is by far the coolest thing man has ever put into space. And technically speaking, man was never put into space, but instead born on a floating rock in space. Yes man has discovered amazing ways to do numerous things, and that without man there would be no Hubble. But at the same time, without man there would be no you. You're point is quite frankly pointless and is derailing the thread with something we already know as common sense. The Hubble shows us things that we don't know and allows us to explore space in a beautiful manner. Also, it is a very interesting concept knowing that everything you see, even something right in front of your eye ball, is technically looking into the past. Not only is light put into account, but so is the time it takes for your brain to translate what it sees. Did you know that everything your eye sees is upside down, and that your brain flips those images upright? Simple things such as that make it literally impossible for any human to look anywhere but the past.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;18820648]Hubble is the coolest thing NASA ever put into space.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=faze;18820668]Man is the coolest thing ever to be in space. Without that, Hubble would not be there.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Omali;18820846]So we are able to maintain the coolest thing put into space. What was your point again?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=faze;18820894]You don't get it... Yes, hubble is cool, but without man, it wouldn't be there. Therefore, man takes presidence over the hubble.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Jurikuer;18821839]No, you don't get it. Just leave the thread dude. Hubble is by far the coolest thing man has ever put into space. And technically speaking, man was never put into space, but instead born on a floating rock in space. Yes man has discovered amazing ways to do numerous things, and that without man there would be no Hubble. But at the same time, without man there would be no you. You're point is quite frankly pointless and is derailing the thread with something we already know as common sense. The Hubble shows us things that we don't know and allows us to explore space in a beautiful manner.[/QUOTE] why are you people arguing about this? jesus christ
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;18821908]why are you people arguing about this? jesus christ[/QUOTE] It's a discussion. Forums provide an environment where numerous anonymous users can gather to discuss many different topics. Don't like it? You're in the wrong part of the internet.
[QUOTE=Jurikuer;18822058]It's a discussion. Forums provide an environment where numerous anonymous users can gather to discuss many different topics. Don't like it? You're in the wrong part of the internet.[/QUOTE] A discussion it may be. But a very pointless one.
Wow
I'm so proud of Hubble.
Go science!
But where the pics at?
[QUOTE=iatealawnmower;18820506]Well technically anyone can look into the past, in the sense that light travels with a finite, constant speed – so that light you receive now was emitted some time ago – in the case of the stars, many years ago. You see the moon as it was about a second ago – not such a big deal, but it’s still equally true that you see it as it was in the past. Hubble can see further than most other telescopes, so can also see further into the universe’s past.[/QUOTE] So the past is just moving away from us?
I was listening to the mass effect theme when I read this :tinfoil:
[QUOTE=iatealawnmower;18820506]Well technically anyone can look into the past, in the sense that light travels with a finite, constant speed – so that light you receive now was emitted some time ago – in the case of the stars, many years ago. You see the moon as it was about a second ago – not such a big deal, but it’s still equally true that you see it as it was in the past. Hubble can see further than most other telescopes, so can also see further into the universe’s past.[/QUOTE] Yes, but Hubble is seeing so far into the past that it's viewing some of the first galaxies formed after the big bang.
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