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From: kevin@gtisqr.UUCP (Kevin Bagley)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Hubble Space Telescope
Message-ID: <678@gtisqr.UUCP>
Date: 17 May 89 21:31:04 GMT
References: <21551@srcsip.UUCP>
Reply-To: kevin@hindmost.UUCP (Kevin Bagley)
Organization: Global Technology International, Inc.
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In article <21551@srcsip.UUCP> rogers@falcon.UUCP (Brynn Rogers) writes:
>I have heard that the HST should see some thing like 10 Billion light years
>out, past the edge of the Big Bang.  This should give lots of data to 
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 This is like 'somewhere over the Rainbow':-). If the Big Bang theory holds
 up, this is no such critter as 'past the edge' as the theory is that
 space itself, not the matter contained in space, but all of space, was
 entirely confined inside the Big Bang.  Even that statement is confusing
 since there isn't any 'outside'. The Big Bang was all of space beginning
 it's expansion. Whether or not there was a contraction prior will not
 be discovered by looking 'past' the Big Bang, but may be discovered 
 obtusely through use of the HST by discovering 'hidden' mass in the
 universe sufficient to cause the universe to re-contract through
 gravitational forces. Which leads to the Big Question...

 If the Universe contracted prior to the Big Bang, what should we call
 that contraction?

 The Big Squeeze?
 Mother Nature's Labor?
 The Fuse?

>support or deny the Big Bang. (At least thats what I understand)
 [stuff deleted]

 Either way, the HST will very likely lead to some amazing discoveries.
 Will it be able to resolve a Jupiter sized planet orbiting in a nearby
 solar system? If so, how near (or far)?

> Brynn Rogers    Honeywell S&RC        rogers@src.honeywell.com
>                                       nic.MR.net!srcsip!rogers

 I heard this morning that the HST is being pushed into 1990 2nd quarter.
 This means it will actually launch around New Years eve 1991! :-)
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