The Impact of HST on European Astronomy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Macchetto, F. Duccio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

The Hubble Space Telescope has facilitated major contributions to a wide range of topics in astronomy: The study of nearby planets The processes of star and planet formation The stellar and interstellar components of galaxies The discovery that most, if not all, galactic nuclei harbor a massive blac...