Hubble Space Telescope Observatory
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is an active observatory launched on 24 April 1990 to study the universe across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light from low Earth orbit, transforming knowledge of galaxies, stars, planets, and cosmology.
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Identity
- Family Name
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Full Name
- Hubble Space Telescope Observatory
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is an active observatory launched on 24 April 1990 to study the universe across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light from low Earth orbit, transforming knowledge of galaxies, stars, planets, and cosmology.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/
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- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 18:13:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 03:47:36 UTC