Hubble Space Telescope

Overview

The Hubble Space Telescope is a 2.4-metre NASA–ESA observatory that has transformed astronomy from low Earth orbit since 1990.

Instruments

• Wide Field Camera 3Camera
• Advanced Camera for SurveysCamera
• Cosmic Origins SpectrographUltraviolet spectrograph
• Space Telescope Imaging SpectrographSpectrograph

Observing bands

Major discoveries

• ★Helped measure the accelerating expansion of the universe
• ★Hubble Deep Field views of the early universe

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNASA
• Operated byESA
• Named afterEdwin Hubble
• StudiesAndromeda Galaxy
• StudiesCrab Nebula
• StudiesEagle Nebula
• StudiesWhirlpool Galaxy
• StudiesSombrero Galaxy
• StudiesLagoon Nebula
• Carries instrumentWide Field Camera 3
• Operated bySpace Telescope Science Institute
• 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
• Discovered2MASS J04414489+2301513 b
• DiscoveredCFHTWIR-Oph 98 b
• DiscoveredCHXR 73 b
• DiscoveredPSR B1620-26 b
• MeasuresThe Hubble Constant
• MeasuresThe Hubble Tension
• CapturedPillars of Creation (Hubble, 1995)
• CapturedThe Hubble Ultra Deep Field
• CapturedThe Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
• CapturedThe Crab Nebula (M1)

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.