BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – On May 11, 2009, NASA launched Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-125, the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

But even though the National Academy of Sciences approved the so-called Large Space Telescope (LST) project in 1969, it would take over two decades for the Hubble Telescope to launch. After various ...

NASA estimates that the Hubble Space Telescope has about 10 years of useful life before it burns up in an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with Hubble folded inside its cargo bay. A NASA commentator called the telescope “a new window on the universe,” raising expectations ...

Discovery, carrying a five-member crew and the Hubble Space Telescope, lifted off at 8:34 a.m. EDT on April 24, 1990. Credit: NASA The Launch of a Game-Changing Telescope. The 24,000-pound observatory ...

The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate.

The Hubble Space Telescope, launched 35 years ago, has blown our minds with its striking images of far-away galaxies, black holes and planets including Jupiter and Mars. Mike Snider USA TODAY ...

Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary: See NASA's new out-of-this-world images The Hubble Space Telescope, launched 35 years ago, has blown our minds with its striking images of far-away ...

Though it probably doesn't need an introduction, the Hubble Space Telescope is a 24,000-pound (10,900 kilograms), 43.5-foot-long (13.2 meters) observatory that to date has made nearly 1.7 million ...