Astronomy is one of the oldest
sciences. Astronomers of early civilizations performed
methodical observations of the night sky, and
astronomical artifacts have been found from much earlier
periods.
The Space Shuttle,
part of the Space
Transportation System (STS),
is an American spacecraft operated by NASA for orbital human
spaceflight missions. The first of four test flights occurred in
1981, which were followed by operational flights beginning in 1982.
The system is scheduled to be retired from service in 2010 after 134
launches.
The telescope is an instrument designed
for the observation of remote objects by the collection of
electromagnetic radiation. The first known practically
functioning telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the
beginning of the 17th century. "Telescopes" can refer to a
whole range of instruments operating in most regions of the
electromagnetic spectrum.The
Celestron telescope was founded in the
early 1960s by Tom Johnson. Celestron made its name with the
first commercial produced Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
introducing its "C8" 8-telescope
designed by Johnson.
The Universe comprises everything we
perceive to exist physically, the entirety of space and time, all
forms of matter and energy. However, the term Universe may be used
in slightly different contextual senses, denoting such concepts as
the cosmos, the world, or Nature.
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