NASA: Hubble Telescope photos reveal a massive 1701 Asteroid trails!

A project called Hubble Asteroid Hunter, launched by a group of scientists, has analyzed over 37,000 archived photos spanning 2 decades and has made an astonishing revelation about Asteroid trails! Out these NASA Hubble Space Telescope photos, astronomers have identified 1701 new asteroid trails.

By: SHAURYA TOMER
Updated on: May 09 2022, 21:40 IST

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The Asteroid Hunter project was a citizen science project by researchers and engineers at the European Science and Technology Centre and the European Space Astronomy Centre’s Science Data Centre, in collaboration with Google and Zooniverse. (NASA)

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1/6 The Asteroid Hunter project was a citizen science project by researchers and engineers at the European Science and Technology Centre and the European Space Astronomy Centre’s Science Data Centre, in collaboration with Google and Zooniverse. (NASA)

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The project’s discovery has highlighted the Hubble Telescope’s ability to capture images of faint asteroids, which was previously unknown. (REUTERS)

2/6 The project’s discovery has highlighted the Hubble Telescope’s ability to capture images of faint asteroids, which was previously unknown. (REUTERS)

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he images were part of Hubble’s astronomy archive which was studied by scientists and engineers to reveal the asteroid trails. It is a major step towards the new method of studying archives to study astronomy. (NASA)

3/6 he images were part of Hubble’s astronomy archive which was studied by scientists and engineers to reveal the asteroid trails. It is a major step towards the new method of studying archives to study astronomy. (NASA)

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The revelation also reaffirms the importance of civilian contribution in scientific discoveries and endeavours. (Hubble Space Telescope/ESA)

4/6 The revelation also reaffirms the importance of civilian contribution in scientific discoveries and endeavours. (Hubble Space Telescope/ESA)

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The Hubble Telescope is in an orbit and revolves around in space. Scientists can deduct the distance of asteroids from Earth and its orbit by calculating the position of Hubble during the observation and measuring the curvature of the streaks. (AP)

5/6 The Hubble Telescope is in an orbit and revolves around in space. Scientists can deduct the distance of asteroids from Earth and its orbit by calculating the position of Hubble during the observation and measuring the curvature of the streaks. (AP)

First Published Date: 09 May, 21:40 IST