Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Pagan (STScI), N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble)Hubble Celebrates 34th Anniversary With a Look at the Little Dumbbell NebulaIn celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of the legendary NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 24 April, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (likewise understood as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. A European mirror of the public data is hosted at ESAs European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), in the European Hubble Space Telescope (eHST) Science Archive.Since 1990, 44,000 science documents have actually been released from Hubble observations. Hubbles studies of the asteroid Dimorphos, the target of an intentional NASA spacecraft accident in September 2022 to change its trajectory, continued with the detection of stones launched by the impact.This video takes the audience on a journey to the 34th-anniversary image of the launch of the famous NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope: the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also understood as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651).
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Pagan (STScI), N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble)Hubble Celebrates 34th Anniversary With a Look at the Little Dumbbell NebulaIn event of the 34th anniversary of the launch of the legendary NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 24 April, astronomers took a photo of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also understood as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. A European mirror of the public data is hosted at ESAs European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), in the European Hubble Space Telescope (eHST) Science Archive.Since 1990, 44,000 science papers have been released from Hubble observations. The demand for using Hubble is so high it is presently oversubscribed by a factor of six.Throughout its past year of science operations, brand-new discoveries made utilizing Hubble include finding water in the environment of the tiniest exoplanet to date, spotting an unusual cosmic surge far from any host galaxy, following spokes on the rings of Saturn, and finding the unanticipated home of the most remote and effective quick radio burst yet seen. Hubbles studies of the asteroid Dimorphos, the target of a purposeful NASA spacecraft collision in September 2022 to modify its trajectory, continued with the detection of boulders launched by the impact.This video takes the audience on a journey to the 34th-anniversary image of the launch of the famous NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope: the Little Dumbbell Nebula (likewise understood as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651). And Hubble examinations continue to benefit from its long baseline of observations of Solar System items, variable stellar phenomena and other unique astrophysics of the cosmos.The efficiency qualities of the James Webb Space Telescope were designed to be uniquely complementary to Hubble, and not a substitute.
