For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has served as humanity's tireless eye in the sky, capturing breathtaking views of the cosmos and transforming our understanding of the universe.
The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most scientifically productive instruments in history. From its vantage point 320 miles (515 kilometers) above Earth, the telescope has sent home more than 1.6 million observations contributing to over 21,000 scientific papers.
The Hubble Telescope's legacy lies not just in its iconic visuals, but in how science-packed they typically are, providing astronomers with the data to measure the age and expansion rate of the universe, witness the birth and death of stars, uncover the fine structure of distant galaxies and much more.
Source: www.space.com
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