HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE: 30 Years of Discovery

[Gerald]

On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Earth with its precious cargo, the Hubble Space Telescope. The next day, astronauts released the telescope into space to begin its journey of discovery. No one could have predicted what wonders Hubble would see in the 30 years that followed. From our own cosmic backyard to the far reaches of the universe, Hubble showed us properties of space and time that for most of human history could only be imagined.

https://hubblesite.org/contents/arti...ng-the-rainbow

Hubble’s keen eye sees ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light, and delivers its wide range of discoveries through images and The telescope has investigated our own solar system and characterized the atmospheres of planets around other suns. It has shown us how stars form, live out their lives, and die. Hubble has revealed intricate details of the shapes, structures, and histories of galaxies, as well as discovered supermassive black holes in galactic centers. Observing the cosmic frontier, Hubble has uncovered some of the universe’s earliest galaxies, explored the nature of the enigmatic dark matter, and built upon the discovery of the yet-unexplained phenomenon called dark energy. Today, Hubble continues to churn out groundbreaking science, revealing new views of cosmic wonders and helping to answer even more of astronomy’s major questions. In the future, it will partner with NASA’s next great observatories, the James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), to provide complementary science.

https://hubblesite.org/hubble-30th-anniversary

A little later to the party that took place APRIL 24, 2020..but this is one of many image of the Hubble Space Telescope.

[mapuc]

Did you know Hubble telescope wear glasses.

Markus

[vienna]

Are you making passes at satellites that wear glasses?...




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[Subnuts]

Originally Posted by vienna

Are you making passes at satellites that wear glasses?...




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He's not wrong, at least from 1993 to 2009, that is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corr...al_Replacement

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Subnuts

He's not wrong, at least from 1993 to 2009, that is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corr...al_Replacement

(Again from memory)
I remember when Swedish TV was broadcasting live from the place where pictures from Hubble telescope are displayed and the disappointment among the staff when the first picture came-all blurred.
Remember how NASA came up with a rescue operation.

So you could say Hubble telescope is wearing glasses.

Markus

[Texas Red]

I would say that space is the coolest thing ever.

The mere thought that we are smaller than a grain of sand compared to our infinite universe and that we are one of billions of planets and solar systems, and there could be intelligent life out there, its all mind boggling.