famous astronomers- Edward Hubble

O.k, i know I've been awhile, i was just planning and researching.

Well I thought I'd start with legends, so Edward Hubble was the one to choose first!

Edward Hubble

So, Edward Powell Hubble was born on the 20th of November 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri, U.S. He died on the 28th of September 1953 aged 63 years old. His mother was Virginia lee James and his father was John Powell Hubble. He had two sisters and two brothers. At university he studied law, but took courses in science and maths. His wife was called Grace Burke, they got married on the 26th of February 1924.

His most important discovery happened in the 1920's when he looked through the most powerful telescope of the time. He saw faint patches of light and thought that there were more galaxies, proving that the universe went past the milky way galaxy!

The Hubble telescope was launched in 1990 and was made in honor of Edward Hubble. It is planned to be disbanded in 2014, but could last until 2020. Its successor will be the James Webb Space Telescope and will be launched in 2018.

I will be doing Galileo Galilei next! Sorry again I was away for a while, and have been before, but I've been concentrating on school.

So see you!  ;)