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What is the future for Hubble Space Telescope?

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[The Hubble Space Telescope at 25: A Photo Anniversary] "We knew it would be around for quite a while, but I don't know anyone [who] predicted a 25-year life or 30-year life," said Marc Postman, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which manages Hubble's science operations. read more

The Future of the Hubble Space Telescope By Stephen P. Maran Assistant Director of Space Sciences for Information and Outreach NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope are at the dawn of a new era in exploring the universe. read more

As Hubble grows older, it degrades. This means that at some point the telescope may shake out of Earth's orbit and come plunging back to the planet in a fiery descent. read more

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