“What are the tools used to study the universe?

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TOOLS USED TO STUDY THE UNIVERSE

PROBES

SPACE SHUTTLETELESCOPES

SATELLITE

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PROBE

Is a Spacecraft that travels through space to collect science information.

They do not have astronauts. Send data back to Earth for scientists to study.

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VOYAGER 1 & 2

The Twin Voyager 1 & 2 was launched in 1977. The primary mission of the probe was to explore Jupiter and Saturn.

Some of their discoveries were the active volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon, ‘Lo’ and intricacies of Saturn’s ring.

The mission of Voyager 2 was extended and went to explore Uranus and Neptune.

Example of a PROBE

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HUYGENS

Huygens was an atmospheric probe that landed on landed successfully Saturn’s moon, Titan)

named after Christian Huygens who discovered Titan in 1655.

Example of a PROBE

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Example of a PROBE

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MARS ROVER

A Mars Rover is an automated vehicle which propels itself across the surface of the planet Mars upon arrival.

It has more advantage than an astronaut going to Mars because it examines more territory, they can be directed to interesting features and they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter months.

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SATELLITES

Any object that revolves around an object.

A moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or a star.

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ISS

The ISS (International Space Station) is a habitable artificial satellite where people can live and work a long period of time.

It is the largest artificial body in orbit. It can be seen using our naked eyes (at an approriate time)

Example of a Satellite

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GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE

This satellite rotate once per day to stay directly on the same area of earth.

This satellite have the special property of remaining permanently fixed in exactly the same position in the sky.

This satellite are often used for communication purposes.

Example of a Satellite

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TELESCOPES

An object that magnifies light to make you see far with great detail.

Often have a tool called Spectrograph that breaks light into a spectrum.

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HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

The HST is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth on 1990 and remains in operation.

It takes very high resolution pictures with almost no background light and allow deep view into space.

The telescope is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble.

Example of a Telescope

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OPTICAL TELESCOPE

A telescope that gathers and focuses light to create a magnified image for direct view or to make a photograph or to collect data through electronic image sensors.

Example of a Telescope

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SPACE SHUTTLE

Used to deliver people or supplies to outer space.

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CHALLENGER

Challenger was the second orbiter of NASA’s space shuttle to be put into service following Columbia.

It launched and landed nine times before breaking apart 73 seconds into its tenth mission on January 28, 1986 resulting in the death of all seven crew members.

Example of a Space Shuttle

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Wikipedia.com

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