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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

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NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope

NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the…

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Ghostly Cat’s Head Nebula Lurks Within Sight of NASA’s Hubble, Webb

NASA’s Hubble Charts Path for Roman with Gravitational Lenses

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case

NASA’s Hubble Seeks Lensed Supernova, Marks 200,000 Orbits

NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past

NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene

Hubble vs. Roman

Expanding Our View

Take a deep dive into NASA's Hubble and Roman space telescopes. We compare their differences and similarities and explain how they will work together to broaden our perspective of the universe.

A black and white image of the Hubble Space Telescope on the left. A black and white image of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on the right. Both are on a blue background and the words, "Hubble vs. Roman" are above them.

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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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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

Hubble's Latest Features

Hubble Focus: Gravitational Lenses ― Nature’s Giant Telescopes

This free, downloadable e-book dives into Hubble’s discoveries that center around giant cosmic lenses that distort and magnify the light from distant objects.

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Hundreds of galaxies in a diverse array of shapes and colors are scattered across the dark background of space.

Science Operations

Hubble science operations selects scientific proposals, schedules scientific observations, calibrates and archives mission science data.

A Hubble image of blue and white stars are sprinkled throughout a landscape of red clouds of gas and dark, swirling lanes of dust. Many additional stars are visible in the dark background of space.

Hubble Celebrates Nation's 250th Birthday

Hubble commemorated the nation’s 250^th birthday with new red, white, and blue views of space, along with a look back at stunning cosmic captures from previous Independence Days, and more.

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 Interacting Galaxies Gallery

Hubble’s Nebulae Gallery

Hubble’s Star Clusters Gallery

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NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observes a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn's south pole.

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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 Hubble's images.

Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble E-books

Investigate the mysteries of the universe with Hubble. Learn Hubble's history, or dive 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.