
The Hubble Telescope is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble.
Its position outside the Earth's atmosphere provides significant advantages over ground based telescopes - images are not blurred by the atmosphere, there is no background light scattered from the atmosphere, and the Hubble can observe in ultra-violet light that is absorbed by the ozone layer.
Since its launch in 1990, it has become one of the most important instruments in the history of astronomy. It has been responsible for many ground-breaking observations and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundamental problems in astrophysics.
Hubble's Ultra Deep Field is the deepest (most sensitive) astronomical optical image ever taken.
This picture was taken by Hubble and shows a image of the "last breath" of a midget star.
It's just amazingly beautful.
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