Some of the payloads the Shuttles deployed have changed the way we view our Solar System like the Magellen probe launched from the Shuttle Atlantis to investigate other planets. Others however have let us look past our solar system and galaxy like the Chandra X-ray Observatory launched on the Columbia orbiter. But none has quite captured human’s curiosity and changed our understanding of the universe more than the Hubble Space Telescope. Go look at some photos Hubble has taken. What can you see? What questions do these pictures create about our universe? This video was a part a full episode of STEM in 30 titled ""8 minute ride: The Space Shuttle at 40"" To watch the full episode visit: https://youtu.be/RpomQWwmsLM For more learning resources be sure to check out Smithsonian Learning Labs: https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/space-shuttle/Eo19xJ5HeiYjFXMa#r For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: https://airandspace.si.edu/stem-30
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