Round 11: Tossup 17

STS-61 added COSTAR to a project named after this scientist, fixing a (15[1])faulty mechanism. The Friedmann equation states that critical density is proportional to the square of a quantity named after this scientist. (15[1])In 2018, (15[1])theologian Georges Lemaître’s (-5[1])(“uh-MET-ruhs”) name was added to a law named for this (15[1])scientist. The (*) Deep Field images were produced by a project named after this (10[1])scientist. Elliptical and spiral Galaxies are sorted in a “tuning fork” (10[1])classification (10[1])system published by this scientist. (10[1])For 10 points, the James Webb Space Telescope succeeded a device named for what astronomer? ■END■

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