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Hubble Space Telescope

Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe.

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Throughout the history of science, revolutionary instruments propel our understanding with their landmark discoveries. The Hubble Space Telescope is a testament to that concept. Its design, technology and serviceability have made it one of NASA's most transformative observatories. From determining the atmospheric composition of planets around other stars to discovering dark energy, Hubble has changed humanity's understanding of the universe.

Mission Type

Space Telescope

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Launch

APR 24, 1990

Objective

Understand the Universe

What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?

To celebrate the nation's 250th birthday, NASA expanded this web app with more images! See what Hubble observed on your birthday, or other special occasion, pick your favorite images, and share them with friends!

Find Your Birthday!

Three bright stars with diffraction spikes shine near the center-right of the image, illuminating nearby clouds that glow in pale blue. The clouds darken at the edges of the image, and are dotted with smaller stars, some also with diffraction spikes.

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Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier

Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood

Hubble Glimpses Merging Galaxy Clusters

NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation

Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies

Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster

Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy

Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster

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Weirdest Worlds

NASA reached an incredible milestone in the search for planets beyond our solar system: more than six thousand confirmed exoplanets. When Hubble launched in 1990, there wasn't a single known exoplanet. Yet Hubble’s precision and ultraviolet vision helped pioneer this field, revealing the atmospheres of distant worlds, tracing escaping gases, and uncovering exotic planets unlike anything in our solar system.

Hubble Interactives

A sphere of blues, oranges, reds and whites at the center with a jagged white line running vertically down

Hearing Hubble

Have you heard a Hubble image?

A screenshot of Hubble's Cosmic Adventure game.

Hubble’s Cosmic Adventure

Go on a cosmic journey with Hubble

Screenshot of the "What is Hubble Observing" tool window. Black background with stars filling the window. Text indicating the target. A bright patch in the center of the window is the Crab Nebula. It appears as a jagged-edged bright cloud.

What is Hubble Observing?

See the area of sky Hubble is investigating.

An astronaut stands in front of a background of a nebula against a deep field of galaxies. The words "Name That Nebula" hovers above.

Name that Nebula!

Match nebulae with their names

Illustration Title: "The Lost Universe" in yellow at the top of the page. A green, yellow, and beige dragon is wrapped around an illustration of the Hubble Space Telescope. The image background is in various shades of blue and black and depicts a dark forest with trees in black silhouette.

Lost Universe

NASA's Tabletop Role-Playing Game Adventure

Faint band of stars, gas, and dust stretches from left to right across the frame. This band is a representation of our galaxy as seen from space, edge-on. Colorful icons representing the types of objects Hubble has observed litter the frame: blue stars, orange spiral for galaxies, pink clouds for nebulae, yellow swirling top for exotic objects, and a green circle for exoplanets.

Hubble's Skymap

Get a Hubble's-eye-view of cosmic objects

Photograph of Hubble orbiting the Earth

Hubble Spacecraft 360 Degree Tour

Virtually Tour Hubble in orbit

A title slide that says "astronaut Fun Facts"

Hubble Astronaut Fun Facts

Play this trivia game and test your knowledge!

360 image of Hubble's "Space Telescope Operations Control Center" The image is stretched because it is designed for 360 degree viewing. The image shows many desks within the control center with data on their screens.

Control Center 360-Degree Tour

Take a virtual tour of Hubble's operations center

Image Galleries

Explore Hubble's media galleries to view and download high-resolution Hubble images of the universe, mission operations, Hubble astronauts, and more!

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Hubble’s Universe Gallery

Hubble Mission Operations Gallery

Hubble Astronauts Gallery

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NASA’s Hubble Dazzles With Young Stars in Trifid Nebula

This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate…

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Hubble view of an expanding halo of light around star V838 Monocerotis. Center of the ball-like cloud holds a bright star surrounded by red gas. The outer region of the "ball" is a tan color dotted with stars. Black background dotted with stars.

Hubble Science Highlights

Hubble has affected every area of astronomy. Its most notable scientific discoveries reflect the broad range of research and the breakthroughs it has achieved.

Hubble Nebula - Crab Nebula

Explore the Night Sky

Your backyard telescope and binoculars may not have the capabilities of Hubble, but you can still see amazing objects. Compare what you see with the images Hubble has taken.

Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble E-books

Investigate the mysteries of the universe with Hubble. Learn Hubble's history. E-books dive deeper into Hubble discoveries and more.

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TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)

NASA’s TESS discovers exoplanets, worlds beyond our solar system. In the course of its extended observations of the sky, TESS…

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and astrophysics.

Chandra X-ray Observatory

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the world's most powerful X-ray telescope.

Citizen Science

Collaborating with NASA counterparts, citizen-scientist volunteers have helped make thousands of important exoplanet science discoveries. Learn how you can participate.