Hubble explores the universe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year, including on your birthday.
The Hubble spacecraft has been in space for 32 years now and has gone through several repairs and maintenance work when the Shuttle missions were ongoing. The flying observatory has completed one billion seconds of operations in Zero gravity and conducted more than 1.5 million scientific observations.
What did Hubble look at on your birthday? Enter the month and date below to find out!
Then share the results with your friends on social media using #Hubble30.
he Hubble Space Telescope was the first astronomical observatory to be placed into orbit around Earth with the ability to record images in wavelengths of light spanning from ultraviolet to near-infrared.
Finding the picture NASA took on your birthday is actually surprisingly simple. All you need to do is head to NASA’s website and key in your birthday. Then, you’ll see an image of the universe on that exact date and some details about the image.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday