hubble space telescope birthday

As Hubble celebrates it's 31st year of operations, below are some captivating facts about the famous observatory's achievements and impact: Launched on 24 April 1990, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made more than 1.5 million observations of about 48 000 celestial objects.

1. How do I find the Hubble on my birthday?
2. How old is the Hubble Space Telescope?
3. Why did astronauts service Hubble in 2009?
4. Where is the Hubble telescope now?
5. What does Earth look like from space now?
6. How does space look?
7. Can we see Hubble from Earth?
8. How far is Hubble from Earth?
9. How far can Hubble see?
10. Will Hubble be serviced again?
11. How many times has Hubble been repaired?
12. What were the last fixes to Hubble?

How do I find the Hubble on my birthday?

How to see what NASA saw on your birthday: NASA Hubble birthday website

1. To check what Hubble captured on your birthday, follow these steps:
2. Visit NASA official website or click here.
3. Enter your birthday month and your birth date.
4. Click on submit.

How old is the Hubble Space Telescope?

First conceived in the 1940s and initially called the Large Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope took decades of planning and research before it launched on April 24, 1990.

Why did astronauts service Hubble in 2009?

Between 1993 and 2009, astronauts visited Hubble five times to replace limited-life items such as batteries, gyroscopes and electronic boxes, and to install state-of-the-art science instruments. ... Because Hubble was designed to be serviced, the items astronauts replaced were easily accessible.

Where is the Hubble telescope now?

Where is the Hubble Space Telescope right now? The Hubble Space Telescope orbits 547 kilometres (340 miles) above Earth and travels 8km (5 miles) every second. Inclined 28.5 degrees to the equator, it orbits the Earth once every 97 minutes.

What does Earth look like from space now?

From space, Earth looks like a blue marble with white swirls. Some parts are brown, yellow, green and white. The blue part is water. ... Mapmakers use the line to divide Earth into two halves.

How does space look?

At night, when that part of Earth is facing away from the Sun, space looks black because there is no nearby bright source of light, like the Sun, to be scattered. If you were on the Moon, which has no atmosphere, the sky would be black both night and day.

Can we see Hubble from Earth?

Hubble is best seen from areas of the Earth that are between the latitudes of 28.5 degrees north and 28.5 degrees south. ... In contrast, the ISS passes over much more of the Earth because its orbit has a higher inclination at 51.6 degrees.

How far is Hubble from Earth?

The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. It was launched into orbit by space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Hubble orbits about 547 kilometers (340 miles) above Earth.

How far can Hubble see?

The farthest that Hubble has seen so far is about 10-15 billion light-years away. The farthest area looked at is called the Hubble Deep Field.

Will Hubble be serviced again?

But just how much longer will Hubble last? Unless the telescope suffers a catastrophic failure that renders all its instruments unusable or eliminates the telescope's ability to point at targets, HST will continue operating at least through June 30, 2021. That's how long NASA has officially funded its operations.

How many times has Hubble been repaired?

Hubble has been serviced five times. Here are the highlights of each servicing mission: Servicing Mission 1 - STS-61, December 1993: A corrective optics package was installed, and the Wide Field Planetary Camera was replaced with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (including an internal optical correction system.)

What were the last fixes to Hubble?

The Hubble Space Telescope was reborn with Servicing Mission 4 (SM4). The fifth and final servicing of the orbiting observatory flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis (STS-125) May 11–24, 2009. During SM4, two new scientific instruments were installed — the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3).