Space telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
Also known as HST
ObservatoriesOperational2.4 m aperture
Imagery
Saturn from Far and Near Hubble Space Telescope
2004
NASA, ESA and Erich Karkoschka University of Arizona · NASA media (public domain)
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
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- 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.