Power usage (average): ~2,100 watts. Pointing Accuracy. In order to take images of distant, faint objects, Hubble must be extremely steady and accurate. read more
But for a reflector telescope with a digital camera, the resolution of the optics combined with the resolution of the image sensor and the aperture are all important. The Hubble Space Telescope was made with the best optical, digital, astronautical and telemetry technology available when it was launched in 1990. read more
The Hubble Space Telescope helps scientists understand how planets and galaxies form. read more
The Hubble Space Telescope has won two Space Achievement Awards from the Space Foundation, for its outreach activities, in 2001 and 2010. There is a replica of the Hubble Space Telescope on the courthouse lawn in Marshfield, Missouri, the hometown of namesake Edwin P. Hubble. read more