Cover; Title Page; Credits; Table of Contents; Photographing the Universe; Planning and Building; Launch; Imaging; Service Missions; Power and Communications; Parts of the Hubble Space Telescope; Discoveries; Other Space Telescopes; Glossary; Index; Back Cover and Spine.
Simple text and ""out-of-this-world"" photography introduce readers to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, and its mission to photograph the wonders of the universe, far above the atmosphere of Earth. Important details covered include the space observatory's planning and engineering, its launch, its scientific discoveries, and how its images have changed our perception of the cosmos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A and D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature.
Space telescopes--Juvenile literature. Telescopes--Juvenile literature.