HUBBLE

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• HUBBLE (noun)
  The noun HUBBLE has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)

  Familiarity information: HUBBLE used as a noun is very rare.

• HUBBLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edwin Hubble; Edwin Powell Hubble; Hubble

Instance hypernyms:

astrophysicist (an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies)

 Context examples 

The new Hubble view of Neptune shows the dark storm, seen at top center.

(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)

By viewing the vortex a second time, the new Hubble images confirm that OPAL really detected a long-lived feature.

(Hubble Imagery Confirms New Dark Spot on Neptune, NASA)

New image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies about 10,000 light-years from Earth.

(Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life, ESA/NASA)

The peculiar nature of 2004 EW95 first came to light during routine observations with the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

(Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System, ESO)

By combining the latest theoretical predictions, statistical tools and new Hubble observations, we now have a much more robust result than was previously possible.

(Cosmic Magnifying Glasses Find Dark Matter in Small Clumps, NASA)

To the amazement of the Hubble team, they found the spectra of both planets not to have any telltale chemical signatures.

('Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations, NASA)

This new image of GK Persei contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), optical data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (yellow), and radio data from the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array (pink).

("Mini Supernova" Explosion Could Have Big Impact, NASA)

In addition to determining the galaxy's size from the Hubble images, the team dug into archival far-infrared images from Spitzer and Herschel.

(Telescopes Uncover Early Construction of Giant Galaxy, NASA)

A member of the Europa Clipper science team, McGrath delivered a presentation to fellow team scientists, highlighting other Hubble observations of Europa.

(Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes, NASA)

Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to uncover a vast, complex dust structure, about 150 billion miles across, enveloping the young star HR 4796A.

(Hubble Finds Huge System of Dusty Material Enveloping the Young Star HR 4796A, NASA)