Hubble's Research
Edwin Hubble
was an American astronomer whose research led to discoveries about galaxies
and the nature of the universe. He settled a long debate by demonstrating
that the Andromeda nebula was located outside our galaxy, establishing the
islands universe theory, which states that galaxies exist outside of our
own. His study of the distribution of galaxies resulted in Hubble's
Constant, a standard relationship between a galaxy's distance from the earth
and its speed of recession.
By 1925, Hubble has devised a classification system for the structure of galaxies and provided conclusive observational evidence for the expansion of the universe. His work pushed the one-hundred-inch Mount Wilson telescope beyond its capability and provided strong impetus for the construction of an instrument twice its size at Mount Palomar, which Hubble used during his last years of research. The telescope that bears his name was launched on a space shuttle in 1990 and orbits the earth, collecting data about the size and age of the universe.
in Indonesian language: Penelitian Hubble
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