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Space Telescope Launches

The orbiting observatories that opened new windows on the universe.

  1. 1990

    Hubble Space Telescope

    Visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared from low Earth orbit.

  2. 2003

    Spitzer Space Telescope

    An infrared observatory; retired in 2020.

  3. 2009

    Kepler Space Telescope

    Discovered thousands of exoplanets by the transit method.

  4. 2018

    TESS

    An all-sky survey for transiting exoplanets.

  5. 2021

    James Webb Space Telescope

    The great infrared observatory at L2.

Sources & references

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.

  • ESAEuropean Space Agency

    European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.