While the James Webb Space Telescope has been getting a lot of love and attention lately, it’s easy to forget that the stalwart Hubble is still alive and kicking—mostly.
. In fact, the aging telescope—now in its 32nd year—is still doling out spectacular new images of deep space and its latest came with a surprise of its own.
NASA and its partners at the European Space Agency released this stunning image of what they fittingly dubbed a “.” It reveals a copious amount of spiral and elliptical galaxies, along with twinkling foreground stars closer to the Earth.
While stunning, the image is actually a part of one of Hubble's projects to capture every known galaxy near the Milky Way. To date, the orbital telescope has captured 75 percent of the galaxies and is spending what little time it has left in order to get the last quarter. Hubble has been falling back to terra firma since its last service mission in 2009. Luckily, NASA and SpaceXin order to look into the viability of pushing the telescope back into its original orbit. The agency believes that this could help extend its operational lifespan by an additional 15 to 20 years.
In all, it’s a great reminder of how the aging telescope can still deliver intriguing scientific discoveries across the cosmos—and some captivating pictures along the way.
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