Look up: hubble

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   Hubble
   [n] - United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953)
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   hubble
   the law of physics that states that the farther a galaxy is from us, the faster it is moving away from us Category: The cosmos • distance that defines our observable universe (4x10 26 meters , i.e.42 billion light-years) away Category: The cosmos
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   Hubble
   `Hubble` may refer to: * Edwin Hubble, an American astronomer * Hubble's law, a statement in physical cosmology * Hubble Space Telescope, named after Edwin Hubble * Hubble sequence, a classification of galaxy types * 2069 Hubble, an asteroid * Hubble (crater), a crater on the Moon
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   hubble
   a unit of distance sometimes used in astronomy. The hubble is a gigantic unit, equal to 10⁹ light years. This is 9.4605 x 10²¹ kilometers (9.4605 yottameters, if you please), 5.8785 sextillion miles (U.S.), 63.240 x 10¹² astronomical units, or 306.595 megaparsecs. In practice, mos...
   Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictH.