The Hubble Space Telescope
The nasa hubble space telescope is a project of international cooperation between nasa and esa.
The hubble space telescope. The nasa esa s hubble space telescope has tracked the fading light of a supernova in the spiral galaxy ngc 2525 located 70 million light years away. Above the distortion of the atmosphere far far above rain clouds and light pollution hubble has an unobstructed view of the universe. Aura s space telescope science institute in baltimore maryland conducts hubble science operations.
It was not the first space telescope but it is one of the largest and most versatile well known both as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. Supernovae like this one can be used as cosmic tape measures allowing astronomers to calculate the distance to their galaxies. The hubble space telescope has caught the most detailed view of the crab nebula in one of the largest images ever assembed by the space based observatory.
The hubble space telescope often referred to as hst or hubble is a space telescope that was launched into low earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.