It was almost another half a decade after that before the telescope received its official name — after famed American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Then, due to the loss of Challenger in January 1986 ...

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ever since.

The Hubble telescope was designed to be the first space-based observatory, which could be serviced and upgraded while it remained in orbit. It was named after Edwin Hubble, the astronomer who ...

The telescope, created by Edwin Hubble, has taken countless worldview-shattering photos with its equipped ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light-measuring instruments. According to NASA ...

The HST, named for astronomer Edwin Hubble, was planned in 1979 and built by 20 companies, universities, and the European Space Agency. It was initially scheduled to be launched in 1986 but that ...