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Hubble has a wealth of free e-books available to download. Explore our Hubble Focus series and learn more about a specific scientific phenomena, or discover one of our other e-books that provide an overview of the mission, celebrate anniversaries, and more. Happy reading!

Science

Hubble Focus: Black Holes – Into the Vortex

Black Holes: Into the Vortex explores Hubble’s recent discoveries about black holes, incredibly dense objects whose gravity is so intense that not even light can escape its pull.

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Hubble Focus: Black Holes e-Book Cover. An illustration of the Hubble Space Telescope with its opening facing the viewer and marking the "o" in Focus. An image of the giant galaxy M87 and its black - generated- jet fills most of the cover.
E-book cover for Hubble Focus: Black Holes – Into the Vortex
NASA

Images

Hubble’s Beautiful Universe

Beautiful Universe takes readers on a journey through Hubble’s mission, from 1990 to today, with many of the breathtaking images of the cosmos it has collected along the way.

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A star cluster fills the upper-left corner of the image. The lower half of the image is filled with billowing clouds of dust and glowing gas. The scene is dotted with white, blue and a smattering of red and yellow stars. All on a black background.
E-book cover for Hubble’s Beautiful Universe
NASA

Science

Reshaping Our Cosmic View: Hubble Science Highlights

Reshaping Our Cosmic View: Hubble Science Highlights features some of Hubble’s ground-breaking discoveries over its more than three decades of observations.

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NASA

Science

Hubble Focus: Dark Universe

Hubble Focus: Dark Universe highlights the mission’s recent discoveries about dark matter and dark energy.

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NASA

Mission

Hubble: An Overview of the Space Telescope

Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has given the world a new view of the universe. Successful beyond all expectations, the telescope is now more technologically advanced than when it was launched, thanks to the maintenance and upgrades of five NASA space shuttle servicing missions. Hubble’s scientific contributions appear in textbooks, museums, and media sites worldwide. Hubble imagery is iconic, influencing art, dance, music, cinema, and fashion. Hubble: An Overview of the Space Telescope briefly describes its history, design, operation, science, technology transfers, and cultural impact.

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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

History

Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations

Not Yet Imagined documents Hubble history from the telescope’s launch through its first 30 years, focusing on the interactions between astronomers, engineers, government officials, and public during that time. It chronicles the telescope’s tumultuous beginnings, the decision-making behind the servicing missions, Hubble’s contributions to our understanding of the universe, and how the telescope changed the course of astronomy.

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NASA

Science

Hubble Focus: Strange New Worlds

Hubble Focus: Strange New Worlds highlights the mission’s discoveries about worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.

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NASA

Science

Hubble Focus: The Lives of Stars

Hubble Focus: The Lives of Stars highlights some of Hubble’s discoveries about stars, providing a window into how stars are born, how they evolve, and how they meet their demise.

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NASA and STScI

Science

Hubble Focus: Galaxies through Space and Time

Hubble Focus: Galaxies through Space and Time describes some of Hubble’s discoveries about galaxies — homes to stars, nebulae and planets.

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NASA and STScI

Science

Hubble Focus: Our Amazing Solar System

Hubble Focus: Our Amazing Solar System describes some Hubble’s remarkable observations and discoveries about the planets, moons, and smaller bodies orbiting around our Sun.

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NASA and STScI

Commemorative

A Quarter-Century of Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope

In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 25th anniversary (2015), explore 25 of Hubble’s breathtaking and significant images. From planets in our own solar system to snapshots from a time when our universe was very young, these images are presented according to their distance from Earth, from near to far. Along with companion descriptions and videos, the 25 images highlight the telescope’s amazing capabilities. This book is available in both English and Español/Spanish.

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NASA and STScI

Science

Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries

Published in 2012, "Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries" showcases Hubble's first two decades of discovery.

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NASA, ESA, STScI