摘要
哈勃空间望远镜是空间天文学发展史上最为雄心勃勃、最重要的工程之一。它带有许多先进仪器,使天文学家能在紫外、可见光和近红外光谱区内更清楚、更详细地观测宇宙,这是使用地面观测设备所无法实现的。它还能在空间长期运行,并将在轨道上进行维修和改进。本文概述了它的任务、构造及科学应用价值。
The Hubble Spacc Tclcscope(HSP)is one of the most ambitious and demanding projects in space astronomy ever undertaken,With complcmcnt of fine instruments onboard HST will providc astrono-mers with a far chearer and much more detailed wiew of the Universe throughout the ultravoilet wisible and near-inlrarcd parts of the spec-trum It will operatcd ower an extended period and maintenance and upgrading in orbit are possible as the article here explains.
