Hubble Turns 20!

 The image above is a mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula

I am one who is completely fascinated and flabbergasted by the universe. It blows my mind how much there is out there and thanks to the Hubble  we know so much. Take the above image, its cool hydrogen being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars: crazyyyyyy. This telescope has captured more than 30,000 images in the mysterious night sky and continues to innovate for the future. The images captured are genuine artwork and really allow you to dwell on what could possibly be out there.

In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into its orbit around the Earth. Over the past two decades, the world has followed Hubble's saga, watching as image after image revealed another part of the cosmos that would otherwise be invisible to our eyes. We absorbed the discoveries that the pictures sparked and witnessed the astronaut missions that brought the telescope new technology and extended its life.

 The gaseous outer layers of a Sun-like star glow in space after being expelled as the star reached the end of its life.

Messier 104 is commonly known as the Sombrero galaxy because in visible light, it resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat. However, in Spitzer's striking infrared view, the galaxy looks more like a "bull's eye." 

Close-up view of an electric-blue aurora that is eerily glowing one half billion miles away on the giant planet Jupiter. Auroras are curtains of light resulting from high-energy electrons racing along the planet's magnetic field into the upper atmosphere.

 Hubble ultra deep field image. Yeap, those are all galaxies.

Arp 274 is a trio of galaxies. They appear to be partially overlapping in this image, but may be located at different distances.

Gas released by a dying star races across space at more than 600,000 miles an hour, forming the delicate shape of a celestial butterfly. This nebula is also known as NGC 6302 or the Bug Nebula.

All images, descriptions, and quote graciously taken from Hubble Site