Little known facts about Hubble Space Telescope

This page is all about you learning little known facts about Hubble Space Telescope.

After reading this page, you will be an expert on the Hubble Telescope. I will try to leave no stone unturned!

Alright, let's get to the facts:

• The Hubble telescope is named after American astronomer Edwin P Hubble.
• The Hubble telescope was launched into space on April 24th, 1990 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.

Did you know: The Hubble telescope is almost the size of a school bus and can fit inside of a space shuttle cargo bay?

• The Hubble telescope weighs 24,500 pounds.
• The Hubble telescope cost 1.5 billion dollars at the time it was launched.
• The Hubble goes around the Earth at 5 miles per second.
• It orbits the Earth at an altitude of 353 miles.
• The Hubble's speed is 17,500 miles per hour.
• The Hubble can't observe Mercury or the Sun.
• The Hubble's first image was taken on May 20th, 1990.
• The most frequent Hubble image is the Earth.
• Hubble transmits 120 gigabytes of information each week.
• The Hubble gets its energy from the Sun through 2 solar panels.
• The Hubble uses about 28 light bulbs worth of energy in one orbit.

I hope you have enjoyed learning these facts about Hubble Space telescope as much as I have enjoyed bringing them to you.

Now it's your turn, take these facts and amaze and impress your friends with your new found knowledge!