Definitions for Hubble
ˈhʌb əlhub·ble

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1. Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubblenoun

   United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)

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1. Hubblenoun

   derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.

2. Hubblenoun

   The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.

3. Hubblenoun

   The Hubble Space Telescope.

4. Etymology: After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer

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1. hubble

   The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope, but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. The Hubble telescope is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble and is one of NASA's Great Observatories. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) selects Hubble's targets and processes the resulting data, while the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) controls the spacecraft.Hubble features a 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) mirror, and its five main instruments observe in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Hubble's orbit outside the distortion of Earth's atmosphere allows it to capture extremely high-resolution images with substantially lower background light than ground-based telescopes. It has recorded some of the most detailed visible light images, allowing a deep view into space. Many Hubble observations have led to breakthroughs in astrophysics, such as determining the rate of expansion of the universe. Space telescopes were proposed as early as 1923, and the Hubble telescope was funded and built in the 1970s by the United States space agency NASA with contributions from the European Space Agency. Its intended launch was in 1983, but the project was beset by technical delays, budget problems, and the 1986 Challenger disaster. Hubble was finally launched in 1990, but its main mirror had been ground incorrectly, resulting in spherical aberration that compromised the telescope's capabilities. The optics were corrected to their intended quality by a servicing mission in 1993. Hubble is the only telescope designed to be maintained in space by astronauts. Five Space Shuttle missions have repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on the telescope, including all five of the main instruments. The fifth mission was initially canceled on safety grounds following the Columbia disaster (2003), but after NASA administrator Michael D. Griffin approved it, the HST was completed in 2009. It completed 30 years of operation in April 2020 and is predicted to last until 2030–2040.Hubble forms the visible light component of NASA's Great Observatories program, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope (which covers the infrared bands). The mid-IR-to-visible band successor to the Hubble telescope is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which was launched on December 25, 2021, with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope due to follow in 2027.

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1. Hubble

   Hubble is a lunar crater that lies very near the east-northeastern limb of the Moon. At this location it is viewed almost from the side from Earth, and the visibility of this feature is affected by libration. It lies to the north of the Mare Marginis and northeast of the crater Cannon. About one crater diameter to the north-northeast is Lyapunov. The rim of this crater is worn and eroded, and it has a somewhat irregular edge in places. The inner wall is wider along the western side, where the rim has a slight outward bulge. The most intact portion of the rim lies along the eastern side, and the inner wall of this face is visible from the Earth. The interior floor has been resurfaced by basaltic lava, giving it a lower albedo than the surrounding terrain. It is, however, not quite as dark as the lunar mare to the south. This surface is relatively level and featureless, with only a few tiny craterlets. It lacks a central peak, but a pair of small craterlets lies near the midpoint.

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1. Hubble

   hub′l, n. (Scot.) an uproar: a heap, as of work: (U.S.) a lump.—adj. Hub′bly.

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1. HUBBLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hubble is ranked #8990 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hubble surname appeared 3,639 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Hubble.
   
   93% or 3,386 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 79 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 70 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 42 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.8% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
   0.8% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce Hubble?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hubble in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hubble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Hubble in a Sentence

1. Steve Rodney:

   The four supernova images captured by Hubble appeared within a few days or weeks of each other and we found them after they had appeared, but we think the supernova may have appeared in a single image some 20 years ago elsewhere in the cluster field, and, even more excitingly, it is expected to reappear once more in the next one to five years.

2. Jessica Jensen:

   We want to show how we use commercial partnerships as well as the public-private partnerships to creatively solve challenging and complex problem missions such as servicing Hubble.

3. Charles Kilpatrick:

   Unlike its normal behavior right after it exploded, the hydrogen interaction revealed it's kind of this oddball supernova, but it's exceptional that we were able to find its progenitor star in Hubble data. In four or five years, I think we will be able to learn more about what happened.

4. Andrea Dupree:

   With Only Hubble, we see the material as Only Hubble left the star's visible surface and moved out through the atmosphere, before the dust formed that caused the star to appear to dim, only Hubble gives us this evidence of what led up to the dimming.

5. February NASA:

   The red stars are either embedded or shrouded by intervening dust, these clouds are so thick that even Hubble’s infrared capability could not penetrate them.

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