Astronomy · Space Telescopes
Hubble Space Telescope
The iconic orbiting observatory of optical astronomy.
- Type
- Optical / ultraviolet / near-infrared telescope
- Location
- Low Earth orbit
- Operators
- NASA and ESA
- Named after
- Astronomer Edwin Hubble
NASA, ESA and Erich Karkoschka University of Arizona · NASA media (public domain)
Gallery
Hubble Space Telescope Resolves Volcanoes on Io
1998
JPL/NASA/STScI · NASA media (public domain)
Above the atmosphere
The Hubble Space Telescope observes from orbit, free of the blurring and absorption caused by Earth's atmosphere. This gives it sharp, clear views across visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared wavelengths.
Iconic images
Hubble is renowned for images that have become part of popular culture, including detailed views of nebulae and galaxies and its deep-field exposures, which reveal myriad distant galaxies in tiny patches of sky.
A lasting legacy
Hubble's observations have contributed to a wide range of discoveries about the age and expansion of the universe, galaxy evolution, and planetary science. The story of its launch and in-orbit servicing is covered under Space Missions.
Knowledge connections
How this connects across Asteria Star — scientific, cultural, and astrological links are kept separate.
Scientific connections
- Associated withLaunch of the Hubble Space Telescope
- Associated withMAST
- Associated withFITS
- Associated withData Pipelines & Calibration
- Associated withSH0ES
- Associated withHubble Target Overlay
- Associated withTelescope Field-of-View Overlay
- Associated withAngular Resolution (Rayleigh)
- Associated withMission Graph
- Associated withDrizzle
Observational connections
- StudiesAndromeda Galaxy
- StudiesCrab Nebula
- StudiesEagle NebulaHubble's 1995 image of the Eagle Nebula — the 'Pillars of Creation'.
- StudiesWhirlpool Galaxy
- StudiesSombrero Galaxy
- StudiesLagoon Nebula
- ObservesUltraviolet
- ObservesVisible light
- ObservesNear-infrared
- ObservedEagle Nebula
- Has instrumentAdvanced Camera for Surveys
- Has instrumentCosmic Origins Spectrograph
- Has instrumentSpace Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
- Conducts surveyHubble Deep Field
- Conducts surveyHubble Ultra Deep Field
- MeasuresThe Hubble Constant
- MeasuresThe Hubble Tension
- CapturedPillars of Creation (Hubble, 1995)
- CapturedThe Hubble Ultra Deep Field
- CapturedThe Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
- CapturedThe Crab Nebula (M1)
Mission connections
- Operated byNASA
- Operated byESA
- Operated bySpace Telescope Science Institute
Discovery connections
- Named afterEdwin Hubble
- Discovered2MASS J04414489+2301513 b
- DiscoveredCFHTWIR-Oph 98 b
- DiscoveredCHXR 73 b
- DiscoveredPSR B1620-26 b
Related
- Carries instrumentWide Field Camera 3
Related entries
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James Webb Space Telescope
The great infrared observatory of the modern era.
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Hubble Space Telescope
The launch and in-orbit servicing of Hubble.
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Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA's pioneering infrared observatory.
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Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA's window onto the high-energy X-ray universe.
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- Image sourceHubbleSiteLinked through Pillars of Creation (Hubble, 1995)
- Exoplanet catalogueNASA Exoplanet ArchiveLinked through 2MASS J04414489+2301513 b
- Image licensePublic DomainLinked through Pillars of Creation (Hubble, 1995)