--- title: "NASA celebrates the 32nd Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with stunning galaxies image" description: "NASA celebrates the 32nd Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope by sharing a single image of many galaxies in a bundle." author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2022-04-21 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1589/nasa-celebrates-the-32nd-anniversary-of-the-hubble-space-telescope-with-stunning-galaxies-image category: "space and research" tags: ["technology", "technology news", "space science", "science and technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # NASA celebrates the 32nd Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with stunning galaxies image NASA Marks **32nd Anniversary of [Hubble Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1615/hubble-telescope-captured-some-iconic-images-of-dust-filled-by-galaxies)** with a stunning view of a closely-knit group of galaxies. NASA also revealed that Hubble Telescope shared more than 1.5 million observations throughout its [lifetime](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34025/who-has-been-bestowed-with-the-v-shantaram-lifetime-achievement-award-2018), according to NASA. ## Highlights ``` NASA’s Telescope Hubble was launched on April 24, 1990 The week serves as the Telescope’s 32nd anniversary More than 1.5 million observations over its lifetime ``` **Also Read: [NASA's Hubble Reveals the Temperature of Exoplanets are Melting Rocks](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1553/nasa-s-hubble-reveals-the-temperature-of-exoplanets-are-melting-rocks)** NASA shared an image in which a view comes of 5 galaxies in deep space on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the Hubble [Space Telescope](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99848/what-are-the-advancements-in-space-telescope-technology-and-upcoming-observatory-missions). NASA recalls the **[launch date](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85941/iphone-15-features-launch-date-and-is-it-worth-buying)** of the Hubble Telescope which is **April 24 1990** and deployed the next day. This week serves as the Telescope’s 32nd anniversary of its birthday. The Telescope came into the **service on 30 May 1990**. ![NASA celebrates the 32nd Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with stunning galaxies image](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/641521/7fbecd82-881a-42f6-bb15-f63ef086a848/images/9c8648ca-9553-4bfa-bf38-cbacc2e1eb8b.png) The image shared by NASA, in which five galaxies are shown clearly, is called the **Hickson Compact Group 40**. The group of galaxies is [shown in the image](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37624/name-the-acting-prime-minister-of-india-shown-in-the-image) and [one of them](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47593/what-are-the-prevalent-water-proofing-systems-write-a-short-notes-on-any-one-of-them) is a giant elliptical galaxy glowing with blended light from billions of stars, three more spiral galaxies, and one lenticular (lens-like) galaxy. The image is called the part of the video where Hubble’s senior project scientist Dr. Jennifer Wiseman explains what is shown, she also explained the [importance](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13099/the-importance-of-machine-learning-service-providers) of the individuals present in the image. She also explained the reason why the galaxies are attached in a gravitational dance. She said “The group is so crowded that it can fit within a space less than twice the span of our own [Milky Way galaxy](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37157/how-is-the-picture-of-our-milky-way-galaxy-taken-from-the-outside-if-we-are-inside-the-galaxy)’s disk,” Dr said. **Also Read: [NASA shares an image of the 'Baby Stars' cluster as 'Space Butterfly'](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1570/nasa-shares-an-image-of-the-baby-stars-cluster-as-space-butterfly)** --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1589/nasa-celebrates-the-32nd-anniversary-of-the-hubble-space-telescope-with-stunning-galaxies-image Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.