Hubble Space Telescope Pictures | Universe Today

Written by Fraser Cain

Here are some of our favorite Hubble Space Telescope pictures. Of course, you can always go to the source and visit the Hubble Space Telescope homepage to get even more pictures.

Hubble space telescope. Image credit: NASA

First, here's a picture of the Hubble Space Telescope itself. This image of the orbiting observatory was taken during its second servicing mission. It has now been serviced for a 4th time and should last well into the next decade.

Saturn. Image credit: Hubble

Here's a Hubble Space Telescope picture of Saturn, the 6th planet from the Sun.

Bubble Nebula. Image credit: Hubble

And here's a picture of the Bubble Nebula, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

M81. Image credit: Hubble

This is the spiral galaxy M81.

Jupiter from the newly refurbished Hubble. Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Wong (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.), H. B. Hammel (Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo.), and the Jupiter Impact Team

Here's a picture of Jupiter captured by Hubble after its most recent servicing mission.

We have written hundreds of articles about Hubble Space Telescope pictures. Here's an article about some of the first amazing photos returned by the refurbished Hubble, and an article comparing the old images to the new images.

We have also recorded an entire episode of Astronomy Cast just about the Hubble Space Telescope. Listen to it here, Episode 88: The Hubble Space Telescope.

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