Space

See how the Hubble Space Telescope is still revolutionizing astronomy

Celebrate Hubble's 35th anniversary with some amazing imagery

The Hubble Space Telescope being deployed from a space shuttle into orbit, with solar panels extended against the black backdrop of space and the sun shining brightly behind the observatory.

The Hubble Space Telescope was placed in low Earth orbit in 1990 by astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery.

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By Katherine Kornei

After 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out hits. In just the last year or so, scientists have used the school bus–sized observatory to confirm the first lone black hole, reveal new space rocks created by a NASA asteroid-impact mission and pinpoint the