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Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble helped widen humanity's view of the universe and connects naturally to the space observatories that followed.
Lived
1889–1953
Known for
Galaxies and the expanding universe
Field
Astronomy
TransitSatellite connection
Hubble Space Telescope and deep-space observation
Why this belongs in the Library: Hubble belongs in the TransitSatellite Library because his work connects ground-based astronomy, the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, galaxies, and the future Galaxy experience.
The story
The astronomer who widened the universe
Hubble's observations helped establish that some objects once thought to be nebulae within the Milky Way were actually separate galaxies far beyond it.
His work dramatically expanded humanity's understanding of the scale of the universe.
Observatory connection
From OAO to Hubble and Webb
NASA identifies the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory program, including OAO 3 Copernicus, as part of the lineage leading toward later astronomy satellites.
The Hubble Space Telescope later carried Edwin Hubble's name into orbit, while James Webb extended space astronomy farther into infrared observation.
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