Events and Official Press releases supporting The Telescope's 25th Anniversary Celebration
2015
Location: Online
Hubble National Teach-In
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.
Join Hubble educators and astronomers for an online...
2015
Location: Los Angeles, CA and Online
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Join Griffith Observatory in a four-day (April 24-27) celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. Events include presentations on the history, science, and cultural influences of Hubble and on the future...
2015
Location: Central Florida
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Travel to the Apollo/Saturn V Center for an exclusive viewing opportunity of the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat telecommunications satellite, developed by Thales Alenia Space. The Apollo/Saturn V Center...
2015
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
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Marvel at some of Hubble’s most breathtaking deep space images at the Hubble Image Gallery, located inside Space Shuttle Atlantis (SM). The gallery, located just below a full-scale, suspended model of the telescope, features eight...
2015
Location: Central Florida
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Located throughout the Visitor Complex in the IMAX Theater, NASA Central and Space Shuttle Atlantis, Education and Activity Stations showcase interesting and interactive ways to learn about the Hubble Space Telescope, including an IMAX...
2015
Location: Central Florida
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From April 24-26, revisit Hubble's final servicing mission and see 3D images of many of its iconic pictures with the IMAX movie "Hubble 3D." Follow along with narrator Leonardo DiCaprio as the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis embarks on...
2015
Location: Central Florida
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Enlighten your mind and expand your universe during the Hubble Space Telescope 25th Anniversary Weekend at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as you hear from special guest speakers including NASA scientists, astrophysicists and...
2015
Location: La Quinta, California
On April 24, 1990, 101 years after Edwin Hubble’s birth, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. In 1925, Hubble substantiated that there were galaxies outside our own Milky Way while working at Mt....
2015
Location: Corsicana, Texas
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The Cook Education Center Planetarium presents a pair of Hubble-themed shows.
7:00 p.m. April 24: “Through the Eyes of Hubble” Planetarium Show
In the early 20th century, using the Mount Wilson telescope, Edwin Hubble was the first...