Next month, the famous Hubble Space Telescope will mark 25 years of groundbreaking observations. A series of events are being held to celebrate its
ADVERTISEMENTNext month, the famous Hubble Space Telescope will mark 25 years of groundbreaking observations.
A series of events are being held to celebrate its birthday, including a chance for members of the public to vote for their favourite Hubble picture.
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If you still need convincing that its achievements are out of this world, let NASA spell it out for you
Some Hubble Facts from NASA
- NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990 on the space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Station.
- Hubble has made more than 1 million observations since its mission began in 1990.
- Astronomers using Hubble data have published more than 12,700 scientific papers, making it one of the most productive scientific instruments ever built.
- Hubble has peered back into the very distant past, to locations more than 13.4 billion light years from Earth.
- Hubble is 13.3 metres long — the length of a large school bus.