Hubble Space Telescope: 5 interesting facts about NASA’s space observatory

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The Hubble Space Telescope has been one of the most prominent NASA observatories in the last few decades, helping unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.

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Here are 5 things you need to know about NASA’s space observatory.

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The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into the low-Earth orbit in 1990 by NASA and ESA, and it still remains in operation today.

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It has been named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble who played a key role in extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.

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Hubble has advanced optical instruments such as the Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3 for capturing celestial objects.

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It has unearthed the cosmic mysteries by capturing images such as the Hubble Deep Field which has revealed never-before-seen galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

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It can only take pictures in black and white. The images and data are sent to Earth for post-processing and colourization before its public release.