Hubble Unveils the Universe
Hubble's 30 Years of Discoveries Source: Hubble Space Missions Ahead The Hubble Telescope has been exploring and discovering new worlds in space for thirty years. It was deployed in space on April 25, 1990. More than anything else, it has showed mankind the Universe around us. Early Years The first few years of its space tour of duty were riddled with technical problems, particularly with its mirrors. But new technology and new cameras were launched and deployed by astronauts on Hubble. Hubble Field By 1994, it began its riskiest and richest mission - the Hubble Field. For ten days scientists used Hubble to examine what seemed like a dark spot in the Universe. No signs of any brightness, probably no stars. What Hubble found were thousands of distant stars and galaxies. Those findings, back in 1994, have forever changed our view of the Universe, as an immense world of discovery. Wh