Probes and Rovers Definitions Satellite object that revolves around another object in space Natural the moon ManMade Telescope device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer ID: 392899
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Satellites, Telescopes,Probes and RoversSlide2
Definitions
Satellite – object that revolves around another object in space
Natural – the moon
Man-Made
Telescope – device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer
Probes – unmanned spacecraft that collects information in space
Rovers – small robotic space probe that can move about the surface of a planet or moonSlide3
Artificial Satellites
International Space Station
multi-national effort (US, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada
orbiting Earth
Launched in 2000
International Space StationSlide4
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Specially designed telescope that detects X-ray emission from very hot regions of the
universe
such as exploded stars and matter around black holes.
Helps them to understand what the universe is made of and how it was created
Because X-rays are absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere, Chandra must orbit above it
Chandra X-Ray ObservatorySlide5
Hubble Telescope
Hubble was
the first major optical telescope to be placed in
space. Above
the distortion of the atmosphere, far
far
above rain clouds and light pollution, Hubble has an unobstructed view of the universe. Scientists have used Hubble to observe the most distant stars and galaxies as well as the planets in our solar system
.
Hubble was launched in 1990
Hubble TelescopeSlide6
Spitzer Space Telescope
Formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility
is an infrared telescope that studies the early universe, young galaxies and forming
stars
Spitzer space telescopeSlide7
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
On April 5, 1991, the Compton Gamma-ray Observatory (CGRO) was
launched.
Detects
the broad range of high energy radiation known as gamma-rays.
The
observatory was safely
deorbited
and re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on June 4, 2000
.
Compton Gamma Ray ObservatorySlide8
NASA’s Great Observatories
Used to collect
and analyze radiation emitted
throughout the entire electromagnetic
spectrum.
Series
of four space-borne observatories designed to conduct astronomical studies over many different wavelengths (visible, gamma rays, X-rays, and infrared
).
NASA's Great ObservatoriesSlide9
Fermi-Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Launched in 2008
Uses
gamma-ray detection equipment to study
blazars
and active
galaxies, Gamma-ray bursts, Neutron stars, Cosmic
rays and supernova
remnants, The
Milky Way
galaxy, Gamma-ray
background
radiation, The
early
universe, Our
solar
system, Dark matter, and the
unknown
Has shown us a structure centered in the Milky Way that may be the remnant of an eruption from a supersized black hole at the center of our galaxy
Fermi Gamma Ray Space TelescopeSlide10
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) will be a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. The telescope will be launched on an
Ariane
5 rocket from French Guiana in October of 2018
.
The WebbSlide11
More Major Space Telescopes
More About Space TelescopesSlide12
Space Probes
Cassini probe – explore Saturn
Galileo probe – explore Jupiter
Lunar Prospector – explore our moonSlide13
Rovers
Curiosity Rover – explore Mars
Earlier Mars’ Rovers: Opportunity and Spirit