Hubble at 25

Hubble Space Telescope Turns 25

Apr 22, 2015

Jen DiMascio | Aviation Week & Space Technology

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  Since launching on April 24, 1990, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has sent back more than 1 million observations leading to scientific revelations about the Universe.Orbiting 550 km above the Earth, Hubble has also produced stunning images from galaxies billions of miles away as well as from right here in the Solar System. The small telescope—just 4.2 meters wide and 14.3 meters long—was not supposed to last more than a decade, but 25 years later it is still going strong. Here is a small sample of what Hubble has produced in a quarter century of service. Credit: NASA

  
  

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Here is a small sample of the more than 1 million observations Hubble has produced in a quarter century of service.