The images showed the <em>farthest reaches of the universe.</em>
Hubble Space Telescop (HST), is one of the largest space telescopes made and its name is after the astronomer <em>Edwin Hubble</em>. Due to its high sensibility, it was able to discover some of the most distant objects. One example is the tiny fifth moon around Pluto. Hubble recorded some of the most detailed visible light images ever.
The president is trying to have more than eight years in presidency.
Most likely to show the rest of the world that they are still a powerful country so that they don't get invaded or underestimated. Also if they were to win the war they would obtain a lot of valuable resources and status. Even continuing to fight in the war benefited them just as much as it ruined them.
