The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that wis carried intae orbit bi a Space Shuttle in 1990 an remains in operation.[1] A 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) apertur telescope in law Yird orbit, Hubble's fower main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, an near infrared spectra. The telescope is named efter the astronomer Edwin Hubble.


  1. "Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts". Retrieved December 3, 2013.