10 Interesting Fact About Space telescopes and observatories
10 Interesting Fact About Space telescopes and observatories
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The first space telescope was launched in 1962 by the Soviet Union and called Sputnik 3.
The largest space telescope is currently the James Webb space telescope with a mirror that has a diameter of 6.5 meters.
Hubble space telescope was launched in 1990 and has produced more than 1.3 million images from objects in space.
In 1992, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's space telescope found the first evidence of black holes in space.
Kepler space telescope managed to find more than 2,600 planets outside our solar system.
Spitzer space telescope produces amazing infrared images of objects in space, including dust clouds and new stars formed.
Observatory Chandra X-Ray is the first space telescope that is able to observe X-rays from objects in space.
Outer Space Telescope Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has found more than 5,000 explosions of Gamma rays originating from objects in outer space.
Planck's space telescope managed to observe cosmic background radiation, which was the remnants of a large explosion that occurred around 13.8 billion years ago.
TESS Spass (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) was launched in 2018 to find planets that have the potential to support life outside our solar system.
