1. hubble - Noun
2. Hubble - Proper noun
United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
Source: WordNetWhen we can build something like the Hubble telescope and fathom images of this vast cosmos of which we are a part, it really gives pause to wonder what and who we are within a larger framework than linear adventures at the shopping mall and taxes. Vanna Bonta
A Hubble Space Telescope photograph of the universe evokes far more awe for creation than light streaming through a stained glass window in a cathedral. Michael Shermer
Hubble is very close to my heart, and going back to Hubble, because I was there once already in 1993, is really a great privilege for me. Claude Nicollier
That's what Hubble can do for us. It can tell us whether the universe is expanding forever or if one day it's going to come back together. Duane G. Carey
With the Hubble telescope and all the other things that are out there, I believe something would have come through. Today, I really believe we are unique. Mark Goddard
I will fight in the United States Senate this year to fund a servicing mission to Hubble by 2008, a mission that would potentially increase Hubble's power and efficiency by a factor of 10 and allow us to look back almost to the beginning of the universe. Barbara Mikulski