May 17, 2024, 08:55 AM IST

5 heritage science images captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope

Shivam Verma

Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

Trumpler 14: This image shows a glittering star cluster that contains a collection of some of the brightest stars seen in our Milky Way galaxy.

Westerlund 2: It is a giant cluster of 3,000 stars, that resides in a raucous stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29.

Crab Nebula: It shows core of the nebula, which is located around 6500 light years away in the constellation Taurus.

Bubble Nebula: Also known as NGC 7635, it is located roughly 7,000 light-years away.

Veil Nebula: It is one of the most spectacular supernova remnants in the sky, extending 110 light-years across.

Image source: NASA