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a black background speckled with bright points of light and small arcs, each being a distant galaxy

From near to far, from here to there, Hubble sees galaxies everywhere | Space photo of the day for May 22, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

This Hubble Space Telescope image features a remote galaxy, which appears as a red arc that partially encircles a foreground elliptical galaxy.

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A part of a nebula in space made of layers of gas and dust clouds in different colors, from blue and green shades to pink, red and black.

Hubble captures 'candyfloss' clouds | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A sparkling cloudscape is revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which used its instruments to capture multiple wavelengths when pointed at a dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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a spiral of gas and dust circle and are lit by a sold bright center

Face to face with a galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 9, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light.

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a sweeping vista of stars and dust spiraling at a skew around a bright center

Hubble spies a skewed spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 5, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Arp 184 or NGC 1961, a skewed or "peculiar" spiral galaxy, is still stunning in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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The Hubble Space Telescope stands tall in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis following its capture and lock-down in Earth orbit.

How the Hubble Telescope became the 'Energizer bunny of spacecraft,' according to one of its astronaut visitors

By Tariq Malik published

How has the Hubble Telescope lasted so long? One of the astronauts who helped repair it explains.

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This Hubble Space Telescope image captures the beauty of the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899.

Hubble Telescope snaps stunning portraits of Mars, a celestial moth and more in spectacular 35th anniversary photos

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by delivering a fresh collection of awe-inspiring images.

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a large silver satellite with orange solar array wings is released from a robotic arm into the glare of the sun

Hubble Space Telescope at 35 | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Thirty-five years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth orbit.

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NASA astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photo during STS-125 — the fifth and final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission flown by NASA’s space shuttle fleet — in May 2009. The iconic observatory and Mike Good, Massimino’s spacewalk partner, can be seen in the background.

Could astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope again?

By Mike Wall published

Astronauts repaired and upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope over the course of five servicing missions from 1993 to 2009. Could yet another astronaut visit be in the cards?

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An STS-125 crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the Hubble Space Telescope as the two spacecraft continued their relative separation on May 19, 2009, after having been linked together for the better part of a week.

Happy 35th birthday, Hubble Telescope! 10 times the iconic observatory blew astronomers' minds (photos)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.

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A metallic wrapped cylinder against a dark background.

Aging gracefully: The Hubble Telescope is in 'excellent technical condition' on its 35th birthday, its chief scientist says

By Keith Cooper published

By teaming up with the James Webb Space Telescope, or by scientists delving into its long history of observations, Hubble is cementing its legacy.

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