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Space Time Telescopes The work of Einstein and others predicts a fantastic and unbelievable cosmos: An expanding universe arising from a Big Bang. Objects of extreme gravity called black holes. The fabric of space & time intricately linked, warping and twisting. Revolutionary and innovative NASA spacecraft are exploring the limits of space and time, unlocking the deep secrets of our universe. The Big Picture: Einstein Ideas

Space Time Telescopes The Hubble Space Telescope is located just above the distorting effects of the Earth’s atmosphere, making this school bus-sized telescope uniquely capable of observing the universe in exquisite detail. Telescopes in Space: Location, Location, Location

Space Time Telescopes The James Webb Space Telescope will continue Hubble’s legacy with more light collecting capability in a less massive package, resolving the mysteries of our universe from above the confines of Earth! They Clearly See the Past…

Space Time Telescopes The further into space we observe, the further back in time we see. Observers become time travelers through the universe. Cosmic Time Machines…

Space Time Telescopes Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe uses microwave light to study what the universe looked like before the days of stars or galaxies. Once Upon a Time…

Space Time Telescopes A color-coded temperature map of the Earth’s surface: red is hot, blue is cold. Temperatures range between +37° and -63° Celsius, a 100 degree difference. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe studies the early universe by measuring the energy left over from the hot Big Bang. Taking the Temperature Here On Earth…

Space Time Telescopes The visible night sky shows the Milky Way spanning across the heavens, where stars, gas and dust are seen in our galaxy. The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe viewed our heavens in a different light, microwave light from the earliest of times. Looking Out at the Night Sky

Space Time Telescopes A temperature map of the night sky, seen in microwave light Temperatures range from ° to ° Celsius. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe measured the afterglow of the Big Bang to a precision of better than 1/10,000 of a degree! Taking the Temperature of the Infant Universe…

Space Time Telescopes The Chandra X-Ray Observatory observes some of the most energetic objects in our universe, from high above our Earth’s protective atmosphere. Cosmic Fireworks: X-Rays from Space

Space Time Telescopes High energy x-rays must skip off the shiny mirror surface at shallow angles to be observed, much different than how optical light telescopes work. Collecting x-rays is like skipping stones on a pond! Just Skimming the Surface…

Space Time Telescopes The Crab Nebula: The Aftermath of a Supernova The Crab Nebula is all that remains of a once-bright star. The white box on the left shows the area covered by the image on the right.

Space Time Telescopes A visible light image of Centaurus A, an interesting galaxy observed with a wide lane of dust across its center. Visible Light View of an Interesting Galaxy

Space Time Telescopes X-rays Reveal the Real Action! A high-energy jet blasts outward from the galaxy’s center, evidence for a powerful black hole with the mass of one billion Suns!

Space Time Telescopes The Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the future, more capable Constellation-X mission, with four identical X-ray telescopes working as one, will continue to explore the limits of space and time in the hot, turbulent universe. The Whole Picture…

Space Time Telescopes The Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer observes powerful, energetic and exotic objects in our universe. First to Burst onto the Scene!

Space Time Telescopes Because gamma rays cannot be focused, Swift uses a unique technique that pinpoints the location of a gamma-ray burst by the shadow cast on an array of detectors. Shadow Play…

Space Time Telescopes See real time detection of gamma-ray bursts at: Black Hole Birth Announcement…

Space Time Telescopes Gravity Probe-B will answer one of the great remaining mysteries of gravity: The twisting of space and time Let’s Twist Again (Like We Did Last Orbit)

Space Time Telescopes Yes we can! Spinning gyroscopes in orbit measure how Earth’s mass distorts local space and time. Can We Directly Measure Distortions in Space-Time?

Space Time Telescopes The Gravity Probe-B spacecraft will precisely measure the tiniest changes of its near perfect gyroscopes in Earth’s distorted space and time. The Little Gyroscopes That Could…

Space Time Telescopes This animation is available for download at: animations.html (“Black Hole Merger”) Movie must be saved to the same folder as this Power Point to run. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) gravity wave observatory will detect gravitational waves that originate from powerful yet invisible objects. Ripples through Space and Time…

Space Time Telescopes LISA “dances about” as gravitational waves pass through the surrounding space. Where Do Gravitational Waves Come From?

Space Time Telescopes Three individual craft each separated by 5 million kilometers will measure changes to tiny 4cm cubes to a precision of the width of an atom! Measure Rippling Space-Time? Incredibly Possible!

Space Time Telescopes Gravitational wave astronomy is a whole new way to explore the cosmos, venturing beyond the limits of traditional astronomy. New Wave Astronomy…

Space Time Telescopes …we discover new ways to explore! At the limits of space and time… Explore for yourself [Insert your own mission here.] (Images available on Slide 28) NASA goes Beyond Einstein

Space Time Telescopes URL or program name here Einstein composite: NASA/GSFC, Exploration of the Universe Division HST & HUDF images: NASA and STScI JWST image: Northrop Grumman Space Technology, ESA Science & Technology Group WMAP images/illustrations: NASA/WMAP Science Team Optical image of Milky Way: © Axel Mellinger Chandra spacecraft & optics images: NASA/CXC/SAO Crab Nebula optical: © Walter Nowotny (U. Wien, NOT) Crab Nebula x-ray: NASACXC/ASU/J.Hester et al Centaurus A optical: European Southern Observatory Centaurus A x-ray : NASA/SAO/R.Kraft et al Centaurus A composite: NASA/CXC/M. Karovska et al.; NRAO/VLA/J.Van Gorkom/Schminovich et al; NRAO/VLA/J.Condon et al.); Digitized Sky Survey U.K. Schmidt Image/STScI Constellation-X image: NASA/GSFC WR124: Y. Grosdidier (U. Montreal), et al, NASA/STScI Swift images: NASA & NASA E/PO, Sonoma State University, Aurore Simonnet Swift mask images: NASA/GSFC/B.J.Mattson & C. Gunn Swift GRB real-time sky map: NASA and NASA E/PO, Sonoma State University Abell 2218: NASA, A.Fruchter et al, and STScI Gravity Probe B images: GP-B, Stanford University Merging black holes : NASA/CXC/A.Hobart & J. Barnes (U of Hawaii)/John Hibbard (NRAO) LISA spacecraft, images & illustrations: JPL/Caltech Gravity wave & Einstein animations: LIGO Laboratory, Caltech & NSF ALBERT EINSTEIN and related rights ™/© of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, used under license. Represented by the Roger Richman Agency, Inc., Credits

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