Resources for students, educators and astronomy fans looking to learn more about Hubble, the people and history behind the telescope, and its discoveries
Calling all teachers and students! Celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope’s 25th anniversary in your classroom with the Hubble National Teach-In on April 24, 2015, at 1 PM EDT.
In this image tournament, some of Hubble’s greatest pictures faced off against each other in a series of head-to-head competitions. Find out which image won the championship, and download some products featuring the winner.
There are a lot of important roles to play in a mission as widespread as Hubble. Meet some of the people in those roles in the Hubble Careers series.
Explore the telescope in varied ways with this collection of interactive features, images and facts. More to come throughout the year!
The Hubble Space Telescope is an orbiting observatory that has beamed hundreds of thousands of celestial images back to Earth during its 25 years in space. Every 95 minutes, Hubble completes an orbit around Earth, moving at the speed of about 17,000 miles per hour (27,300 km per hour) – fast enough to travel across the United States in 10 minutes. As the telescope travels, Hubble's mirror captures light and directs it into its science instruments.
This feature includes common misconceptions about the Hubble Space Telescope and space technology. The misconceptions are presented as the “myth” and the explanations of the true concepts are the “reality.”
Students have a lot of questions about the Hubble Space Telescope. Find a list of background-filled answers here.
