European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Telescope May forever alter View of space the Hubble space Telescope a bus size Eye in outer space May forever change the Way people View the universe an their place in orbiting Telescope May Settle the question of the Speed at which the universe is expanding find Black holes and search out other solar systems with planets that could support life. The very notion of planets around other stars is a revolutionary idea says astronomer Robert Brown. Just finding the first planet around an other Star would be a psychological blockbuster. It would change our sense of place and raise questions As to human experience and the uniqueness of life in the the Telescope placed in space by the Crew of the shuttle discovery late last month is expected to provide the Best images of stars Ever seen. Far above Earth s obscuring atmosphere the Tele scope will see images 10 times clearer and detect objects 50 times fainter than today s earthbound telescopes can. It will be like going from the naked Eye to a zoom Lens says University of Colorado astronomer Alan Stern. The space Telescope is named for american astronomer Edwin p. Hubble who in the 1920s, was the first to determine that the universe is expanding. It is expected to operate for 15 years. The first non test images from the Telescope Are expected at the space Telescope science Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in a few weeks. The Institute is operated for the National aeronautics and space administration by a consortium of universities. Among the first images hoped for Are of the Core of the Andromeda Galaxy. Hundreds of Star clusters and dust Clouds lie within Andromeda a sister Galaxy of the Milky Way. Scientists believe a massive Black Hole an invisible Star that has collapsed into a source of intense gravitation May Lurk at the galactic Center working As a cosmic vacuum cleaner con stantly sucking up dust Gas planets and stars. The probing Telescope will also look Back in time. Sensitive instruments and cameras on the Telescope will search out galaxies and quasars that formed 14 billion years ago. The observable uni verse May have begun in an explosion known As the big bang about 15 billion years ago. Quasars one of the most Luminous objects in the universe can release As much Energy in one second As the Sun does in 10 million years yet no one knows exactly what they Are. John n. Bahcall an astrophysicist at the Institute for advanced study in Princeton n.j., Hopes to determine whether quasars represent the birth pangs of galaxies or the death throes of old like Early fossils buried in ancient geologic strata these quasars and Distant galaxies offer valuable clues to the Early evolution of the uni verse. The Hubble space Telescope to look at such objects is to see the universe As it was billions of years ago says Bahcall. The Telescope has the potential of answering a num Ber of tantalizing questions about the size and Structure of the universe and whether it will continue to National geographic at a glance Albania size 11,100 Square Miles slightly larger than Maryland population 3,201,000 989 estimate main languages albanian greek currency Lek not officially traded in West travel restrictions the United states has no diplomatic relations with Albania and the state department does not encourage travel. Visas must be applied for at an albanian consulate or embassy in a country with which it has relations. Overview mostly mountainous Albania is one of Europe s least developed countries with 60% of the population making their living from farming. The capital Tirana has Many Fine wide streets built by the italians who invaded the country during world War ii. However there Are few autos and bikes and buses make up most of the traffic. It s a fact Albania has been likened to Scotland both because of its craggy Hills and Clannish residents who have a Long history of tribal feuds and wars with foreign invaders. Page 10 sunday May 6, 1990 any questions i Why was t Ben Frank Lin killed with his Kite Experiment in the lightning storm a / \ he was Lucky says weather historian David Ludlum. A fellow russian experimenter was killed doing the same Experiment in the same year 1752." in fact Franklin probably sur Vived because he was not actually standing in a rainstorm while the russian probably was Ludlum says. A wet string could have provided enough conductivity to Lead a potentially lethal electrical charge through his body to the ground. By 1752, Franklin had been con ducting scientific experiments for about seven years. His work with electrical batteries made him curious to find out if lightning was electricity. The exact Date when he flew his Kite with the key attached in the lightning storm is not recorded in Franklin s autobiography re searchers suspect it was in june. However local records for the weather in Philadelphia Are not Complete enough to determine when there might have been a storm with lightning. Do animals get cavities a yes and for the same reason that people do even without a Sweet diet. Bacteria build up on the Teeth and cause decay although it May be different bacteria from the ones that cause human cavities. A spokeswoman for the animal medical Center in new York recommends that pets have their Teeth cleaned. New York times
