# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B_XzgVtJg4I
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11734060-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-04-24T17:26:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

✨A cosmic coral reef to honor 30 years of nasahubble✨⁣
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Today marks 30 years of observation and discovery for the most prolific space observatory in history! When the Hubble space telescope was deployed into Earth’s orbit, it opened a new eye onto the cosmos that has transformed our understanding of the universe. Its list of accomplishments is like its cosmic gaze — vast and impressive. Since its deployment Hubble has:⁣
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✨ Produced 1.4 million observations⁣
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✨ Measured the expansion and acceleration rate of the universe⁣
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✨ Found that black holes are common among galaxies⁣
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✨ Characterized the atmospheres of planets around other stars⁣
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✨ And looked back in time across 97% of the universe to chronicle the birth and evolution of stars and galaxies⁣
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#HappyBirthdayHubble! Here’s to the past 30 years, and many more to come!⁣
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Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI⁣
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#Hubble30 #telescope #space #hubble #universe #galaxy #nasa

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