Hubble's longevity hasn't been easy. The telescope has weathered an array of technical problems over the years. NASA dispatched five space shuttle servicing missions to Hubble, with the last in 2009.

(Image credit: NASA) The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating its 35th anniversary in space today, but even as a senior citizen in the spacecraft population, it is showing no sign of slowing down.

Hubble Space Telescope Releases New Anniversary Image of Iconic Galaxy Published Apr 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM EDT Updated Apr 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM EDT By Ian Randall ...

For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of celestial objects across the universe. Look back at 10 photos taken by the telescope orbiting above Earth's surface.

Freedman's latest calculation, which incorporates data from both the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, finds a value of 70.4 kilometers per second per megaparsec, plus or minus 3%.