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Vantor's WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers).

Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo)

By Mike Wall published

The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory's 36th birthday.

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colorful clouds of gas on a starry background

Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula

By Keith Cooper published

This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it launched on April 24, 1990.

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colorful clouds of gas on a starry background

Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published

Hubble revisits the Trifid Nebula in a spectacular image, revealing it's expansive splendor.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star

By Stefanie Waldek published

At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.

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AI finds hundreds of never-before-seen 'cosmic anomalies' in old Hubble Telescope images

By Julian Dossett published

This is the first time humans have laid eyes on these deep space objects.

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A field filled with stars and covered by clouds of gas and dust. In the centre, a thick column of dark black dust blocks light from stars that light it up from behind. More clouds behind those stars are illuminated in pale colours. Complex, layered filaments of red dust lie to the left and right. Blue, white and gold stars in various sizes can be seen around, within and through the colourful layers of dust.

Hubble sees baby stars in Large Magellanic Cloud | Space photo of the day for Jan. 21, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation.

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A glowing spiral galaxy with pink and purple and yellow gas swirls around small dots of young stars in space

Hubble sees 'Lost Galaxy' in the Virgo constellation | Space photo of the day for Dec. 11, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This stunning image is full of young star clusters.

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A spiral galaxy with large, open arms. A bar of yellow light, where old stars are gathered, crosses the middle of the disk. The very centre is a white point surrounded by a small, shining ring of star clusters. Thin lanes of dust swirl around this ring, reaching out to follow the spiral arms; also visible across the arms are red, glowing spots where stars are forming. To the right a star shines large and bright.

Hubble spies a glowing 'starburst ring' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fuels a spectacular ring of newborn stars.

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Purple and white clouds of dust and gas swirl around bright twinkling stars in deep space

Cosmic clouds caught by Hubble Telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 7, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

A recent view from Hubble shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, where newborn stars sculpt dense gas and dust.

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Hubble trouble: Can you handle the cosmic challenge?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz is your chance to dive into the wonders of Hubble's legacy

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