Hubble telescope
NASA's space eye
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large optical telescope orbiting Earth, launched in 1990 and operated by NASA.
Named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, it captures images of distant galaxies, nebulae, and other celestial objects without atmospheric distortion.
Hubble has transformed our understanding of the universe's age and expansion: The Hubble captured stunning images of the Pillars of Creation.
- deep fieldProlonged observation of space
- Pillars of CreationNebula's star-forming columns
- gyroscopesSpinning axis-orientation devices
- nebulaeInterstellar gas clouds
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
star formation · spectrographs · visible light · exoplanets · black holes · gravitational lensing · supernovae · solar panels · NASA · thermal insulation · space shuttle
- NASAApollo, Artemis, astronauts, Cape Canaveral, ISS
- Space HistoryApollo 11, moon landing, Sputnik, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
- stargazingstargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation, binoculars
- Astronomy HistoryCopernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Ptolemy
- 1990German reunification, East Germany, West Germany, Pretty Woman, Home Alone
- space sitesSea of Tranquility, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, ISS, International Space Station
location/platform
Hubble telescopenaked eye
Vision without optical instruments
human eye · opera glasses · binoculars · magnifying glass · microscope