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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope launched in 1990 and has taken some of the most stunning photographs of the universe around us.

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In this view from space captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite, you can see a heavy blanket of snowfall over much of Spain. The image, snapped at 5:40 a.m. EST (1040 GMT) on Jan. 12, shows most of the country covered in snow following storm Filomena, which brought the heaviest snowfall that Spain has seen for 50 years. Copernicus Sentinel-3 is a two-satellite mission that, with a variety of instruments, observes and monitors Earth's surface from above.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

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The top space stories of the week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

Maryland's entry in the U.S. Mint's American Innovation $1 coin series highlights the Hubble Space Telescope and the state's role in managing the orbiting observatory from the ground.

US Mint launches sale of new Hubble Space Telescope dollar coin

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The Hubble Space Telescope stars on a new U.S. coin in celebration of the orbiting observatory's 30 years as a symbol of ingenuity.

Hubble's snapshot of an early-stage collision between two galaxies looks remarkably like a giant jack-o-lantern in the sky.

Hubble telescope spots a 'Greater Pumpkin' in space for Halloween

By Kasandra Brabaw

As families tuck into their couches to watch Charlie Brown's quest for the great pumpkin this Halloween, they may be surprised to hear that NASA has already discovered a "greater pumpkin."

A Hubble Space Telescope image shows a bright supernova to the left located in a galaxy called NGC 2525.

Hubble Space Telescope watches stunning supernova fade over a full year

By Meghan Bartels

Tens of millions of years ago, the corpse of a star stole away too much gas from a neighbor and exploded, becoming a beacon in the cosmos — one that took a full year to fade away.

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Stunning images from Hubble, Chandra, and more reveal value of space telescope teamwork

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA recently highlighted some collaborations between the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this unique panchromatic image of Jupiter on Aug. 25, 2020. The photo combines Hubble observations in near-infrared, visible and ultraviolet light.

Pastel-colored Jupiter dazzles in gorgeous Hubble telescope photo

By Mike Wall

A photo by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the solar system's largest planet in surprising pastel hues.

A Hubble Space Telescope image of MACS J1206, one of the galaxy clusters analyzed in new research, showing light distortions caused by dark matter.

Hubble telescope observations highlight dark matter's weirdness

By Meghan Bartels

Once again, scientists have realized that when it comes to dark matter, they are missing a piece or two of the puzzle.

An artist's depiction showing what the Andromeda Galaxy halo would look like in the sky if our eyes could see it.

The Andromeda galaxy's halo is even more massive than scientists expected, Hubble telescope reveals

By Meghan Bartels

Galactic halos are both more massive and more complicated than scientists realized, according to new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Comet NEOWISE on Aug. 8, 2020, after the object's close approach to the sun.

Hubble telescope catches stunning view of Comet NEOWISE after its spectacular summer sky show

By Elizabeth Howell

The Hubble Space Telescope turned its powerful eyes to a celestial visitor to our skies — Comet NEOWISE, which put on a stunning show in the United States earlier this summer.

This illustration shows the Hubble Space Telescope in front of an image of the moon during a lunar eclipse.

Scientists use moon as a mirror to study Earth during lunar eclipse

By Chelsea Gohd

Astronomers used the moon as a mirror to study Earth during a lunar eclipse, simulating a possible search for signs of extraterrestrial life.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn during its northern hemisphere summer on July 4, 2020.

Behold! Saturn has no summertime blues in this amazing Hubble telescope photo

By Meghan Bartels

Can't get enough of summer? Saturn's northern hemisphere is also in the throes of the season, and the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new photo of the ringed planet to celebrate.

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Cosmic 'fireworks' shine in baby star cluster and distant galaxy

By Meghan Bartels

A high-powered telescope array has caught the brilliant fireworks-like "streamers" of gas formed during an early stage of star development in a cluster.

The official artwork for Maryland's entry in the U.S. Mint's American Innovation $1 coin program highlights the Hubble Space Telescope and the state's role in managing the orbiting observatory from the ground. The coin is depicted in uncirculated condition.

Hubble Space Telescope to feature on American Innovation $1 coin

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The Hubble Space Telescope will be honored on a new golden dollar coin reflecting the innovation embodied by the orbiting observatory and the U.S. state from where it is managed on the ground.

In this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released June 25, 2020, you can see the star nicknamed "Bat Shadow" for the flapping, bat-shaped shadow feature it has.

Hubble telescope spots a flapping bat signal in space

By Chelsea Gohd

The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a bat signal out in the cosmos, 1,300 light-years from home. And the bat? It's flapping its wings.

The Hubble Space Telescope studied two dramatic planetary nebulas, the Butterfly Nebula and a second that resembles a jewel-bug.

Behold! Hubble telescope catches stunning photos of planetary nebula fireworks

By Meghan Bartels

Incredible new images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal nearly dead stars spewing blasts of hot gas into deep space in strange but stunning ways.

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy cluster MACS J0416. This is one of six galaxy clusters being studied by the Hubble Frontier Fields program, which together have produced the deepest images of gravitational lensing ever made. Scientists used intracluster light (visible in blue) to study the distribution of dark matter within the cluster.

The 1st stars in the universe formed earlier than thought

By Mike Wall

The first stars in the universe formed even earlier than astronomers had thought, a new study suggests.

An artist's illustration of the massive explosion that rocked the center of the Milky Way galaxy 3.5 million years ago. Our distant hominid ancestors likely would have seen the resulting flare.

Ancient explosion in Milky Way's core lit up gas outside the galaxy

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is further probing the remnants of a massive space explosion visible from Earth 3.5 million years ago.

A full-disk view of Jupiter in infrared light, as seen by the Gemini Observatory on May 29, 2019.

Scientists get their best-ever look at Jupiter's atmosphere and storms

By Meghan Bartels

It's always dark and stormy on Jupiter — and now, scientists have gotten their most detailed view of the wild storms that swirl through the gas giant's atmosphere.

This Hubble Space Telescope image of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) was taken on April 23, 2020.

Comet ATLAS disintegrates into pieces as Hubble telescope watches (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd

Comet ATLAS has disintegrated before our very eyes, and two new images from the Hubble Space Telescope show the comet has crumbled into 25 pieces.