Update
10-09-2015
Content Type
Multimedia
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Object Type
Video
License

In this 7:08 video, students learn how NASA uses light from the sun to make electricity to keep the Hubble Space Telescope powered while in space. It discusses how scientists use an equation to balance the power in the solar panels and batteries, and emphasizes the continual monitoring, adjustment, and repair scientists must do to keep the telescope in use.