创新大学英语综合教程U2课件

UnitTwoLookUpattheStarsInnovationEnglishIntegratedCourseBook4Lead-inAfter-readingTextAFromWords&SentencestoTextFromStructuretoTextAdditionalMaterialscontent01020304TextA3TeachingSessionsTextB1.5TeachingSessionsListening&Speaking1.5TeachingSessionsExercises2TeachingSessionsSuggestedTeachingSteps01Lead-inLead-inDirections:Pleasewatchthevideoclipandanswerthequestions.l.Whowasthespeaker?Whatdoyouknowabouthim?2.Accordingtothespeaker,whataretheambitiousexperimentsplannedforthefuture?Tips:l.StephenHawking(l942—20l8)wastheformerLucasianProfessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofCambridgeandauthorofABriefHisloryofTimewhichisaninternationalbestseller.2.Wewillmapthepositionsofbillionsofgalaxies,betterunderstandourplaceintheuniverse,andcontinuetoexplorespace.02TextATextAIntensiveReadingFromWords&SentencestotheTextFromStructuretotheTextTextATheUniverseGivesUpItsDeepestSecret0neofthegreatestmysteriesoftheuniverseisabouttobeunraveledwiththefirstdetailed,threedimensionalmapofdarkmatter—theinvisiblematerialthatmakesupmostofthecosmos.Astronomersannouncedyesterdaythattheyhaveachievedtheapparentlyimpossibletaskofcreatingapictureofsomethingthathasdefiedeveryattempttodetectitsinceitsexistencewasfirstpostulatedinl933.Scientistshaveknownformanyyearsthatthereismoretotheuniversethancanbeseenordetectedthroughtheirtelescopesbutitisonlynowthattheyhavebeenabletocapturethefirstsignificant3Dimageofthisotherwiseinvisiblematerial.TextAUnliketheordinarymatteroftheplanets,starsandgalaxies,whichcanbeseenthroughtelescopesordetectedbyscientificinstruments,nobodyhasseendarkmatterorknowswhatitismadeof,thoughcalculationssuggestthatitisatleastsixtimesbiggerthantherestofthevisibleuniversecombined.Ateamof70astronomersfromEurope,AmericaandJapanusedtheHubbleSpaceTelescopetobuildupapictureofdarkmatterinavastregionofspacewheresomeofthegalaxiesdatebacktohalftheageoftheuniverse—nearly7billionyears.Theyusedaphenomenonknownasgravitationallensing,firstpredictedbyAlbertEinstein,toinvestigateanareaoftheskyninetimesthesizeofafullmoon.Gravitationallensingoccurswhenlightfromdistantgalaxiesisbentbythegravitationalinfluenceofanymatterthatitpassesonitsjourneythroughspace.TextAThescientistswereabletoexploitthetechniquebycollectingthedistortedlightfromhalfamillionfarawaygalaxiestoreconstructsomeofthemissingmassoftheuniversewhichisotherwiseinvisibletoconventionaltelescopes.“Wehave,forthefirsttime,mappedthelarge-scaledistributionofdarkmatterintheuniverse,”theleadingscientistsaid.“Darkmatterisamysteriousandinvisibleformofmatter,aboutwhichweknowverylittle,yetitdominatesthemassoftheuniverse.”Oneofthemostimportantdiscoveriestoemergefromthestudyisthatdarkmatterappearstoformaninvisiblescaffoldorskeletonaroundwhichthevisibleuniversehasformed.TextAAlthoughcosmologistshavetheorizedthatthiswouldbethecase,thefindingsaredramaticproofthattheircalculationsarecorrectandthat,withoutdarkmatter,theknownuniversethatwecanseewouldnotbeabletoexist.“Afilamentarywebofdarkmatteristhreadedthroughtheentireuniverse,andactsasscaffoldingwithinwhichtheordinarymatter—includingstars,galaxiesandplanets—canlaterbebuilt,”theleadingscientistsaid.“Themostsurprisingaspectofourmapishowunsurprisingitis.Overall,weseemtounderstandreallywellwhathappensduringtheformationofstructureandtheevolutionoftheuniverse,”hesaid.Thethree-dimensionalmapofdarkmatterwasbuiltupbytakingslicesthroughdifferentregionsofspace;muchlikeamedicalCTscannerbuildsa3DimageofthebodybytakingdifferentX-ray“slices”intwodimensions.TextADatafromtheHubbletelescopewassupplementedbymeasurementsfromtelescopesontheground,suchastheVeryLargeTelescopeoftheEuropeanSouthernObservatoryandtheJapaneseSubarutelescope.DetailsofthedarkmattermapwerereleasedyesterdayattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAstronomicalSocietyinSeattleandpublishedonlinebythejournalNature.Themapstretcheshalfwaybacktothebeginningoftheuniverseandshowsthatdarkmatterhasformedinto“clumps”asitcollapsedundergravity.Othermatterthengroupedaroundtheseclumpstoformthevisiblestars,galaxiesandplanets.“The3Dinformationisvitaltostudyingtheevolutionofthestructuresovercosmictime,”saidanotherfamousscientist.TextAAstronomershavecomparedthetaskofdetectingdarkmattertothedifficultyofphotographingacityatnightfromtheairwhenonlystreetlightsarevisible.Scientistssaidthenewimageswereequivalenttoseeingacity,itssuburbsandcountryroadsindaylightforthefirsttime.Majorarteriesandintersectionsbecomeevidentandavarietyofneighborhoodsarerevealed.“Nowthatwehavebeguntomapoutwheredarkmatteris,thenextchallengeistodeterminewhatitis,andspecificallyitsrelationshiptonormalmatter,”theleadingscientistsaid.“Wehaveansweredthefirstquestionaboutwherethedarkmatteris,buttheultimategoalwillbetodeterminewhatitis.”TextAVariousexperimentsonEarthareunderwaytotrytofindoutwhatdarkmatterismadeof.Onetheoryisthatitiscomposedofmysterioussub-atomicparticlesthataredifficulttodetectbecausetheydonotinteractwithordinarymatterandsocannotbepickedupandidentifiedbyconventionalscientificinstruments.Comparingthemapsofvisiblematteranddarkmatterhasalreadypointedtoanomaliesthatcouldprovecriticaltotheunderstandingofwhatconstitutesdarkmatter.DetailedStudyFromword&sentencetotextWORDSTUDY&SENTENCESTUDY1.(Para.2)Astronomersannouncedyesterdaythattheyhaveachievedtheapparentlyimpossibletaskofcreatingapictureofsomethingthathasdefiedeveryattempttodetectitsinceitsexistencewasfirstpostulatedinl933.【译文】昨天，天文学家声明：他们已完成了在此之前看似不可能完成的任务——自l933年假设暗物质存在以来，人们一直尝试构建它的图像，但每次均以失败告终。此句是由“that”引导的宾语从句，在宾语从句中是由“since”引导的时间状语从句。“since”意为“自……以来”。e.g.ItwasthefirsttimeI’dwonsinceIlearnttoplaychess.“since”作为副词，有“后来”之意：e.g.ShemovedtoLondonlastMayandhassincegotajobatanewspaper.WordStudy&SentenceStudy“since”作为介词，意为“自从”：e.g.Educationhasmaderapidprogresssinceliberation.defy

vt.(1)topresentobstaclestopreventsth.使……成为不可能，使……落空e.g.Thebeautyofthescenedefiesdescription.(2)torefusetoobeyorshowrespectforsb.inauthority,alaw,arule,etc.违(反)抗，藐(蔑)视e.g.Iwouldn‘thavedaredtodefymyteachers.Hundredsofpeopletodaydefiedthebanonpoliticalgatherings.defiancen.e.g.Hisdefianceofthelawcosthimdearly.WordStudy&SentenceStudydetectvt.

tonoticeordiscoversth.,especiallysth.thatisnoteasytosee,hear,etc.发现，察觉，探测e.g.Manyformsofcancercanbecuredifdetectedearly.Dandetectedachangeinhermood.detectableadj.

可察觉的，易发现的e.g.Thenoiseisbarelydetectablebythehumanear.WordStudy&SentenceStudy2.(Para.3)...butitisonlynowthattheyhavebeenabletocapturethefirstsignificant3Dimageofthisolherwiseinvisiblematerial.【译文】但直到现在，科学家们才首次捕捉到了这一本不可见的物质的三维图形。本句是强调句，强调时间。Itis(was)+状语+that+句子，此结构用来强调状语，充当状语的可以是单词、词组或者从句，可以强调时间、地点、时间状语从句、地点状语从句和主语从句。ItwasyesterdaythatIboughtthebookinthebookstore.(强调时间)ItwasinthebookstorethatIboughtthebookyesterday.(强调地点)WordStudy&SentenceStudyItwasonlywhenIbadlyneededthebookthatIboughtityesterday.(强调时间状语从句)Itwasbecause(不用Since,why,as)IbadlyneededthebookthatIboughtityesterday.(强调原因状语从句)Itiswhatyoudothatisimportant.(强调主语从句)capturevt.(l)tosucceedinrecording,showing,ordescribingasituationorfeeling,usingwordsorpictures捕捉，抓取，获得e.g.Iclosedmyeyestightlytocapturethepicturefirmlyinmymind.(2)tocatchapersonandkeephim/herasaprisoner俘虏(获)e.g.Governmenttroopshavesucceededincapturingtherebelleader.WordStudy&SentenceStudycapturen.

theactofcapturingsb./sth.orofbeingcaptured俘(捕)获，占领e.g.Thesoldierplayeddeadtoescapecapturebytheenemy.otherwise

adv.(1)exceptforwhathasjustbeenmentioned除此以外e.g.Hewastiredbutotherwiseingoodhealth.Thisspoiledanotherwiseexcellentpieceofwork.(2)inanotheroradifferentway用别的方法，不同地e.g.we’llgettheresomehow,byboatorotherwise.otherwise

conj.

ifconditionsweredifferent;ifnot…否则，不然e.g.Putthecapbackonthebottle,otherwisethejuicewillspill.Wemustrun,otherwisewe’llbetoolate.WordStudy&SentenceStudy3.(Para.8)Darkmatterisamysteriousandinvisibleformofmatter,aboutwhichweknowverylittle,yetitdominatesthemassoftheuniverse.

【译文】暗物质占据着宇宙的大部分，它是一种神秘又难观测到的物质，我们对其所知甚少。dominatevt.(1)tocontrolorhavealotofinfluenceoversb./sth.,ofteninanunpleasantway支配，统治e.g.Spainoncedominatedtheseas.Intelevision,threenetworksclearlydominatethemarketofAmericanviewers.(2)tobethemostimportantornoticeablefeatureofsth.在……中占主要地位e.g.Thetraincrashdominatedthenews.Sports,thoughimportant,shouldnotdominateourschools.WordStudy&SentenceStudydomination:n.支配，统治，控制e.g.Shehasbeenunderthedominationofherfathersincechildhood.4.

(Para.l0)Althoughcosmologistshavetheorizedthatthiswouldbethecase,thefindingsaredramaticproofthattheircalculationsarecorrectandthat,withoutdarkmatter,theknownuniversethatwecanseewouldnotbeabletoexist.【译文】虽然宇宙学家已从理论上阐明了暗物质的存在，但这组发现明确地证实了宇宙学家的测算是正确的，同时也证明了如果没有暗物质，我们已知的这个世界就不可能存在。本句为“although”引导的让步状语从句，主句为“that”引导的同位语从句补充和说明“proof”。WordStudy&SentenceStudytheorize

vt.(1)tothinkofapossibleexplanationforaneventorfact推理e.g.Researcherstheorizethattherewasonceacommonlanguageforallhumanity.Itisagravemistaketotheorizebeforeonehasdata.(2)toformatheoryortheoriesaboutsth.建立理论，理论化e.g.scientistshavetheorizedaboutdarkmatterforaboutseventyyears.WordStudy&SentenceStudydramaticadj.(1)excitingandimpressive激动人心的，给人印象深刻的e.g.someofthemostdramaticeventsinAmericanhistoryhappenedhere.Heropeningwordsweredramatic.(2)greatandsudden剧烈的e.g.Thegovernmentisalarmedbythedramaticincreaseinviolentcrime.(3)connectedwiththetheaterorplays戏剧性的e.g.Anewdramaticproductionisplannedattheschoolafterthestartofnextsemester.WordStudy&SentenceStudy5.

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12)Thethree-dimensionalmapofdarkmatterwasbuiltupbytakingslicesthroughdifferentregionsofspace;muchlikeamedicalCTscannerbuildsa3DimageofthebodybytakingdifferentX-ray

“slices”

intwodimensions.【译文】暗物质的三维图形是通过宇宙空间不同区域的横切面构建而成，它与医学上的CT扫描仪通过X射线获取人体二维截面以形成人体的三维成像非常相似。like

conj.

inthesamewayas正如，像……那样e.g.Nooneelsecanscoregoalslikehecan!Don’ttalktomelikeyoutalktoachild.WordStudy&SentenceStudy6.

(Para.14)Themapstretcheshalfwaybacktothebeginningoftheuniverseandshowsthatdarkmatterhasformedinto

“clumps”

asitcollapsedundergravity.【译文】该图形追溯到了宇宙发展的中期，展示了暗物质在重力作用下分裂而形成的“暗物质团”。stretch

v.(1)tomakesth.longer,wider,orlooser拉长，伸展e.g.Isthereanywayofstretchingshoes?(2)toextendorreach,ineithertimeorspace延伸e.g.Thewheatfieldstretchedtothehorizon.stretchn.actofstretchingorthestateofbeingstretched伸展，张开e.g.Thedogwokeup,hadagoodstretchandwanderedoff.WordStudy&SentenceStudycollapsev.(1)tofalldownorfallinsuddenly,oftenafterbreakingapart倒(坍)塌e.g.Theroofcollapsedundertheweightofsnow.(2)toquicklygetworse,downtoaverylowpoint病倒，昏厥e.g.Hishealthcollapsedbecauseofoverwork.collapsen.倒塌，崩溃e.g.Thecollapseofthebuildingcausednocasualties.WordStudy&SentenceStudy7.

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16)Astronomershavecomparedthetaskofdetectingdarkmattertothedifficultyofphotographingacityatnightfromtheairwhenonlystreetlightsarevisible.【译文】天文学家认为，探测暗物质的任务如同在只有街灯的夜间从空中拍摄城市景观一样艰难。“compare…to…”意为“把……比作(喻为)”，“compare…with…”意为“与……相比”。e.g.ThecriticscomparedhisworktothatofMartinAmis.Wecarefullycomparedthefirstreportwiththesecond.Myownproblemsseeminsignificantcomparedwith(incomparisonto)otherpeople’s.WordStudy&SentenceStudy8.

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18)Nowthatwehavebeguntomapoutwheredarkmatteris,thenextchallengeistodeterminewhatitis...【译文】既然我们已开始勾勒暗物质所处的位置，那下一个挑战就是搞清楚它是什么……“nowthat”引导让步状语从句，意为“既然，由于”。e.g.Nowthatyouareauniversitystudent,youshouldlearntobeindependentofyourparents’help.NowthatIamfree,Icanenjoymusicforawhile.WordStudy&SentenceStudy9.

(Para.

19)Comparingthemapsofvisiblematteranddarkmatterhasalreadypointedtoanomaliesthatcouldprovecritica1totheunderstandingofwhatconstitutesdarkmatter:Comparisonsmadebetweenvisiblemattermapsanddarkmattermapshaveshownsomeunusualaspects.whichcouldproveimportantfordiscoveringwhatdarkmatterismadeupof.【译文】对可见物质和暗物质的图片比较已证明了暗物质的独特之处，这对于理解暗物质的构成很关键。critical

adj.(1)extremelyimportantbecauseafuturesituationwillbeaffectedbyit危急时刻的，决定性的，关键的WordStudy&SentenceStudye.g.Thatwasacriticaltimeinthenationshistory.(2)(~ofsb./sth.)expressingdisapprovalofsb./sth.andsayingwhatyouthinkisbadaboutthem批评(判)的，评论性的e.g.Hereceivedseriouscriticalcommentsonhisinefficiencyatwork.constitute

vt.(1)tobethepartsthattogetherformsth.组(构)成e.g.Therearemanydisparatepartsthattogetherconstituteacar.(2)toofficiallyformagroupororganization正式成(建)立e.g.Thecommitteehadbeenimproperlyconstituted,andthereforehadnolegalpower.WordStudy&SentenceStudyStructureStudyFromstructuretotextSTRUCTURESTUDYSummaryoftheTextDirections:Thetextcanbedividedintofourparts.Fi11intheb1ankswithappropriatewordsfromthetexttocompletethemainideaofeachpart.PartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOneParas.l—2Astronomersannouncedthattheyhavebeenabletol)capture

thefirstsignificant3D2)image

ofdarkmatterwhichisotherwise3)invisible.PartTwoParas.3—7704)astronomers

fromdifferentcountriesexploited5)gravitationallensing

bycollectingthedistortedlightfromhalfamillionfarawaygalaxiesto6)reconstruct

someofthemissingmassoftheuniversebutnobodyknowswhatitismadeofeventhoughit7)dominates

themassoftheuniverse.PartThreeParas.8—16Thescientistswanttoshowwhatthedarkmatterlookslike.8)Overall,itappearstoformaninvisiblescaffoldor9)skeleton

withinwhichtheordinarymatter—includingstars,galaxiesandplanets—canlaterbebuilt.PartFourParas.17—19Thescientistshavebeguntomapoutwheredarkmatteris,butour10)ultimate

goalwillbetodeterminewhatitis.Directions:Answerthefollowingguestionsaccordingtothetext.l)Werethemanyscientists,whohavetriedtodetectapictureoftheinvisiblematerialsinceitsexistencewasfirstpostulated,successful?No.Ithasdefiedeveryattempttodetectitsinceitsexistencewasfirstpostulatedinl933.2)Howdidscientistsusethephenomenonknownasgravitationallensing,firstpredictedbyAlbertEinstein,toreconstructsomeofthemissingmassoftheuniverse?Thescientistswereabletoexploitthistechniquebycollectingthedistortedlightfromhalfamillionfarawaygalaxiestoreconstructsomeofthemissingmassoftheuniverse.3)Howdidtheleadingscientistdescribethedarkmatter?Itlookslikeafilamentaryweb,whichisthreadedthroughtheentireuniverse,andactsasscaffoldingwithinwhichtheordinarymatter—includingstars,galaxiesandplanets—canlaterbebuilt.4)Isthestudyofthe3Dimageimportant?whyorwhynot?Yes.The3Dinformationisvitaltostudyingtheevolutionofthestructuresovercosmictime.5)Accordingtothetext,whydoscientistsmakeeffortstodetectdarkmatter?Becausewithoutdarkmatter,theknownuniversethatwecanseewouldnotbeabletoexist.03After-readingAfter-reading点击此处输入文字内容KeystoExercisesAfter-readingActivityKeystoExercisesVocabulary1.1)skeleton2)released3)captured4)collapsed5)ultimate6)intersection7)otherwise8)equivalent9)defy10)distorting2.

1)ThedesksarearrangedinaU-shape,sotheteachercaninteracteasilywiththestudents.2)Detectivesaretryingtobuildupapictureofthekidnapper.3)Usingatelescope,Galileodiscoveredstarsthatwereinvisibletothenakedeye.4)Ourpartnershipdatesbacktol960.5)Thesunemergedfrombehindtheclouds.6)Itisvitaltobehonestwithyourchildren.7)Theresearchprojecthasonlybeenun4erwayforthreemonths,soitstooearlytoevaluateitssuccess.8)TheBritishParliamentiscomposedoftheHouseofCommonsandtheHouseofLords.Structure1.1)Nowthatweknoweachotherquitewell2)Nowthatthekidshavelefthome3)Nowthatyouhavegrownupandbecomeauniversitystudent4)NowthatI’vepaidthetaxdemandedandthechildrensschoolfees5)Nowthatpricesarerisingsofast2.1)Thisbridgeovertheriveristhreetimesthelengthofthatone.2)Ourparentsbedroomistwicethesizeofmine.3)Thisswimmingpoolisfourtimesthewidthoftheoneunderconstruction.4)ItisreportedthatthemountainthatthemountaineersclimbedyesterdayistwicetheheightofTaibaiMountain.5)Wehavetoadmitthatthiswellisfivetimesthedepthofthatone.Cloze1)superior2)approach3)bluntly4)egos5)conquered6)stable7)stagger8)imperfections9)signaling10)initiateTranslation中国最新的载人航天飞船上周四与空间站对接成功，三名宇航员登上空间站，那里将是他们接下来一周的居住地。神舟十号对接空间实验将由自动化控制。进入太空实验室之后船员们换上了他们在空间内的蓝色连身衣。他们将在空间实验室中停留12天。期间，宇航员们将进行手动对接练习并开展科学实验，他们还将提供一系列科学讲座，提高中国太空计划在青少年人群中的普及程度。Directions:Fromoursmallworld,wehavegazeduponthecosmicoceanforuntoldthousandsofyears.Buttheyearssince1957haveamountedtoagoldenageofspaceexploration.Usethefollowingtabletohelpyousharewhatyouknowwithyourclassmates.After-readingActivityOneDirections:Fromoursmallworld,wehavegazeduponthecosmicoceanforuntoldthousandsofyears.Buttheyearssincel957haveamountedtoagoldenageofspaceexploration.Usethefollowingtabletohelpyousharewhatyouknowwithyourclassmates.After-readingActivityOneEventTimeCrewmembersSignificance

Directions:Doyoubelieveintheexistenceofintelligentextraterrestriallife?Ifyes,whatdoesitlooklike?Whatkindsofsuperpowerdoesithave?PicturetheimageofETinyourmindinthespaceprovidedbelowandlistthesuperpoweritpossesses.Thenplanaone-daytourforyourETfriendontheearth.After-readingActivityTwoPictureofETET’sSuperPower

Directions:Doyoubelieveintheexistenceofintelligentextraterrestriallife?Ifyes,whatdoesitlooklike?Whatkindsofsuperpowerdoesithave?PicturetheimageofETinyourmindinthespaceprovidedbelowandlistthesuperpoweritpossesses.Thenplanaone-daytourforyourETfriendontheearth.After-readingActivityTwoPlanofaOne-dayTourTimeArrangementsReasons

Directions:Breakupintogroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.After-readingActivityThreeEveryyear,billionsofdollarsarespentbytheworld’sspaceagencies,butdoesthismoneybringusanybenefit?Isspaceexplorationawasteofmoneyorshouldwepulltheplugandspendthemoneyelsewhere?04AdditionalMaterialsAdditionalMaterialsActivityOneActivityTwoBackgroundInformationActivityOneDirections:Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheuniversethatwearelivingin?Readthestatementsbelowanddecidewhetherthesefactsabouttheuniversearetrueorfalse.Referenceanswers:(T)l.Theuniverseisexpanding.(F)2.Thesunisagiantcomparedtootherstars.Thesunisamediumsizedstarabouthalfwaythroughitslifecycle.(T)3.Thelawsofphysicsbreakdownatthecenterofablackhole.(T)4.Thereareaninfinitenumberofparalleluniverses.(F)5.Thereareonlyafewknowngalaxiesthatexistintheuniverse.Thereareactuallyhundredsofbillionsofgalaxiesknowninouruniverse.ActivityTwoDirections:TherearevariousChineselegendsabouttheoriginoftheuniverse.Ingroupsof4or5,usethekeywordsinthetablebelowtotellthestoryofPanguandNüwa.PanguseparatestheskyfromtheEarthNüwaCreatesHumansdarknessandchaosblurredentityvast“egg”tocrackmudtomakebyhandtoflingaropetopopulatetheearthDarkMatterLearningaboutdarkmatterhelpsdeterminetheshapeoftheuniverse,becausetheshapeoftheuniversedependsonthekindofstuffinit.Moreover,becausedarkmattercomprisessuchalargeamountoftheuniverse,understandingitsnatureandbehaviorareintegral.FritzZwickywasthepioneerinthisfield.Inl933,attheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,theswissastrophysicistZwickywasthefirsttotheorizedarkmatterafterheobservedthattherewas400timesthemassintheComaclusterofgalaxiesthanthere“should”havebeenorthathehadexpectedtheretobe.AccordingtoZwicky,theremusthavebeensomethingthatcouldntbeseenthataccountedfortherestofthismass.Furthermore,hecametoanotherconclusionbylookingatgroupsofgalaxiestensofmillionsoflight-yearsawayfromoneanother.Zwickyobservedthattheirrelativespeedsweremuchtoogreatforthemtobeheldtogetherbythegravitationalattractionofthevisiblematteralone,andthattherefore,theremusthavebeensomethingelseholdingthemtogether.Hecalledthissomethingelse“invisiblematter”or“darkmatter”.Andthenotherdiscoveriessprangforth.BackgroundInformationInl950,awomannamedVeraRubinmadeanotherstartlingdiscovery.Newtonslawspredictedthatbodiesorbitingaroundacentermovemoreslowlythefarthertheyarefromthatcenter.Instead,RubinsconclusionscontradictedNewtonianlaws.shebuiltonthetheoriesofZwickytodiscoverthatgalaxiesshowedan“extramotion”:byexamininggalacticlightsignatures,shefoundthatbodiesorbitingaroundtheoutskirtsofgalaxiestraveledatapproximatelythesamespeedasthebodiesorbitingnearthecenterofagalaxy,thereforesomeothermatterhadtoexistintheoutskirts,somematterthatwecouldntsee,thatwasactinguponthevisiblebodies.Thepunchlinewasdarkmatter.Overthesecondhalfofthe20thCenturymanyotherimportantcontributionstotheoriesofdarkmatterhavebeenmadebythelikesofMordehaiMilgromandYakovZel’dovich.However,themostimportantthingtorememberinlearningaboutthehistoryofdarkmattertheoriesisthatthereisalwaysroomforimprovement,alwaysanewwaytothinkaboutthings,alwaysanewwaytowidenourmindstocrucialquestionsabouttheuniverse.BackgroundInformationHubbleSpaceTelescopeTheHubblespaceTelescope(HST)isaspacetelescopethatwascarriedintoorbitbythespaceshuttleDiscoveryinAprill990.ItisnamedaftertheAmericanastronomerEdwinHubble.Althoughnotthefirstspacetelescope,theHubbleisoneofthelargestandmostversatile,andiswell-knownasbothavitalresearchtoolandapublicrelationsboonforastronomy.TheHubbleistheonlytelescopeeverdesignedtobeservicedinspacebyastronauts.Todate,therehavebeenfourservicingmissions.servicingMissionltookplaceinDecemberl993whenHubblesimagingflawwascorrected.servicingmissions2,3A,and3Brepairedvarioussub-systemsandreplacedmanyoftheobservinginstrumentswithmoremodernandcapableversions.BackgroundInformationEuropeanSouthernObservatoryTheEuropeanSouthernObservatory(ESO,whoseofficialnameistheEuropeanOrganizationforAstronomicalRes