Among his contributions to the field of astronomy was the discovery that the vast majority of [[galaxies]] have [[red-shifted]] light, indicating that they are receding from the point of reference ([[Earth]]). These observations provided support for scientific models of a [[Big Bang]] origin of the universe, contrary to models supported by [[Albert Einstein]] and others. The [[Hubble Space Telescope]] is named after him. | Among his contributions to the field of astronomy was the discovery that the vast majority of [[galaxies]] have [[red-shifted]] light, indicating that they are receding from the point of reference ([[Earth]]). These observations provided support for scientific models of a [[Big Bang]] origin of the universe, contrary to models supported by [[Albert Einstein]] and others. The [[Hubble Space Telescope]] is named after him. |