Best answer gets ! the hubble space telescope, one of mankinds greatest advances in understanding space, was launch in 1990. hubble is a space-telescope that orbits earth above the atmosphere. how can a space-telescope such as hubble provide more valuable data than a traditional ground-telescopes used by astronomers? a) closer to objects in space b) more expensive and better technology c) atmosphere distorts and blocks the light d) secret technology not used in ground-telescopes