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Hubble Space Telescope

A space-based observatory launched in 1990 by NASA and ESA, providing high-resolution images of astronomical objects in visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared light.

Source: nasa.gov

APODs including "Hubble Space Telescope"

NGC 2392 from Hubble

NGC 2392 from Hubble

07/04/2002

Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow: Supernova Connection

Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow: Supernova Connection

05/04/2002

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

03/04/2002

Hubble Resolves Expiration Date For Green Cheese Moon

Hubble Resolves Expiration Date For Green Cheese Moon

01/04/2002

The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A

The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A

31/03/2002

The Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula

24/03/2002

LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide

LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide

13/03/2002

A Quasar Portrait Gallery

A Quasar Portrait Gallery

09/03/2002

Columbia Dawn

Columbia Dawn

08/03/2002

Simulated Galaxy Cluster View

Simulated Galaxy Cluster View

06/03/2002

ESO 184-G82: Supernova - Gamma Ray Burst Connection

ESO 184-G82: Supernova - Gamma Ray Burst Connection

28/02/2002

Shocked by Supernova 1987A

Shocked by Supernova 1987A

23/02/2002

Oddities of Star Cluster NGC 6397

Oddities of Star Cluster NGC 6397

20/02/2002

PKS 1127-145: Quasar View

PKS 1127-145: Quasar View

08/02/2002

The Spiral Arms of NGC 4622

The Spiral Arms of NGC 4622

25/01/2002

Stars Without Galaxies

Stars Without Galaxies

19/01/2002

Pick a Galaxy, Any Galaxy

Pick a Galaxy, Any Galaxy

17/01/2002

Thackeray's Globules

Thackeray's Globules

08/01/2002

M16: Stars, Pillars, and the Eagle's EGGs

M16: Stars, Pillars, and the Eagle's EGGs

03/01/2002

Star Forming Region Hubble-V

Star Forming Region Hubble-V

25/12/2001

Saturn Aurora

Saturn Aurora

23/12/2001

Neptune's Great Dark Spot: Gone But Not Forgotten

Neptune's Great Dark Spot: Gone But Not Forgotten

01/12/2001

Extra-Solar Planetary Atmosphere Detected

Extra-Solar Planetary Atmosphere Detected

28/11/2001

M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

25/11/2001

The Galactic Ring of NGC 6782

The Galactic Ring of NGC 6782

21/11/2001

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M83

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M83

06/11/2001

Bright Stars, Dim Galaxy

Bright Stars, Dim Galaxy

03/11/2001

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula

31/10/2001

The Matter Of Galaxy Clusters

The Matter Of Galaxy Clusters

24/10/2001

Mars Engulfed

Mars Engulfed

17/10/2001