Images sent back to Earth from the Hubble telescope were the first to show the
features of the moon
sun and its planets
planet Earth from space.
farthest reaches of the universe

Planet Earth from space.

Explanation:

After the Hubble Telescope was launched, the first image taken by this great NASA project was sent to earth. The copy that was sent to the ground was a representation of an observatory in Las Campanas, located in Chile. This image did not have high quality, but NASA's engineers worked hard to improve the image quality. Intensive work has been done to repair the optics on the telescope to produce better images.

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Explanation:

separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005