Edwin Hubble
Astronomer who showed the universe is huge and growing.
Their Story
Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who studied faraway galaxies. He proved that the universe contains many galaxies beyond our own Milky Way. He also found evidence that the universe is expanding, with galaxies moving away from each other.
Era
1900s
Field
Astronomy
Edwin Hubble
Astronomer who showed the universe is huge and growing.
Science · Astronomy · 1900s
Their Story
Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who studied faraway galaxies. He proved that the universe contains many galaxies beyond our own Milky Way. He also found evidence that the universe is expanding, with galaxies moving away from each other.
Key Innovation
Discovered that galaxies exist beyond the Milky Way and that the universe is expanding.
Why It Matters Today
His findings shape how scientists study the age and size of the universe, and a famous space telescope is named for him.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble
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