The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990 by space shuttle Discovery, orbits the earth about 380 miles above us. It uses two cameras and two spectrographs to record images of space. Hubble's pictures have delighted scientists and star gazers for more t
"Like any telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has a long tube that is open at one end.
"Not since Galileo turned his telescope towards the heavens in 1610 has any event so changed our understanding of the universe as the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope.
There is lots of great science at this site published by the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach , but what caught my eye was Fun & Games.
"There have been several servicing missions to Hubble using the space shuttle.
The best Hubble clicks at Space.