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SNHU Degrees

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From video: What If We Aimed Hubble At Earth?
Published: March 5, 2026

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Go to http://snhu.edu/astrokobi to explore over 200 degree programs and find your path forward! What if you aimed the Hubble Space Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever put into Earth's orbit, at our planet? The craziest part? The US government has essentially already done this, not with Hubble itself, but with a secret twin of Hubble, built during the height of the Cold War. ▀▀▀ 00:00 What if we aimed Hubble at Earth? 00:56 What is Hubble? 02:27 Size Matters for Telescopes 04:25 SNHU 05:58 Why can't Hubble see the flag on the Moon? 07:43 What would Hubble see pointed at earth? 10:14 The Spy Satellite that inspired Hubble 12:18 How good are Spy Satellites today? ▀▀▀ Written, produced, researched, presented and edited by Kobi Brown (AstroKobi) Animation by Malte Ullrich ▀▀▀ References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nz8tA9C3w99ROliiulmr3_3ZC36bh5qyuCE0wgrpW9c/edit?usp=sharing ▀▀▀ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@astrokobi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrokobi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/astro_kobi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AstroKobiSpace ▀▀▀ Footage from: NASA ESO