Twenty years ago Saturday, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit, beginning its journey to become NASA’s best-recognized, longest-lived and most prolific space observatory. To celebrate the milestone, NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Space Telescope Science Institute released a stunning new photo taken by the telescope, as well as a raft of online educational activities, including an opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts to send in their own personal greetings to Hubble for posterity.
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Hubble Marks 20 Years With Spectacular Shot of Stars Being Born
Posted by: Katherine Noyes April 23, 2010 01:57 PMTwenty years ago Saturday, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit, beginning its journey to become NASA’s best-recognized, longest-lived and most prolific space observatory. To celebrate the milestone, NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Space Telescope Science Institute released a stunning new photo taken by the telescope, as well as a raft of online educational activities, including an opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts to send in their own personal greetings to Hubble for posterity.