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HUBBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Edwin Hubble; Edwin Powell Hubble; Hubble
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
astrophysicist (an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies)
Context examples:
By taking a close look with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the research team was able to identify a distinct absorption in the visible spectrum at 450 nanometers, which matched the irradiated salt precisely, confirming that the yellow color of Tara Regio reflected the presence of irradiated sodium chloride on the surface.
(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)
More than 1,200 peer-reviewed research papers have been written about NGC 1333, and it has been studied in other wavelengths of light, including by the Hubble Space Telescope, which detects mostly visible light, and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
(Spitzer Studies a Stellar Playground With a Long History, NASA)
Astronomers at the Center for Space Exochemistry Data at the University College London in the United Kingdom used data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to find water vapor in the atmosphere of K2-18b, an exoplanet around a small red dwarf star about 110 light-years away in the constellation Leo.
(Hubble Finds Water Vapor on Habitable-Zone Exoplanet for 1st Time, NASA)
Similar features were seen during the Voyager 2 flyby of Neptune in 1989 and by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1994.
(Hubble Imagery Confirms New Dark Spot on Neptune, NASA)
Hubble uncovered the latest storm in September 2018 in Neptune's northern hemisphere.
(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)
New data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have provided the first clues to the chemistry of two of these super-puffy planets, which are located in the Kepler 51 system.
('Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations, NASA)
Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and a new observing technique, astronomers have found that dark matter forms much smaller clumps than previously known.
(Cosmic Magnifying Glasses Find Dark Matter in Small Clumps, NASA)
Previous ultraviolet images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2012 suggested the presence of plumes, but this new analysis used data collected much closer to the source and is considered strong, corroborating support for plumes.
(Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes, NASA)
New images obtained on May 16, 2016, by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirm the presence of a dark vortex in the atmosphere of Neptune.
(Hubble Imagery Confirms New Dark Spot on Neptune, NASA)
Hubble has observed similar clouds accompanying previous vortices.
(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)
