Twenty-seven years after it launched into orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to snap spectacular views of the cosmos. The aging space observatory, which launched into low Earth orbit on April 24, 1990, kicked off this year's birthday celebration with some dazzling new views of a pair of spiral galaxies. https://goo.gl/wyWo72 | Space.com

259K views · 10K reactions | 30 years ago, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope unlocked a window to the universe. Through that window we’ve seen the wonders of our Milky Way and expanded our vision across the galaxy. Explore some of these incredible discoveries about the galaxy we call home: https://go.nasa.gov/2NYGwLO | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

63K views · 6.3K reactions | Marking 30 years in orbit, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed astonishing secrets about our universe. Yet, while its most famous pictures may reveal galaxies and nebulae across the cosmos, it’s also unlocked secrets here in our own solar system. For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. | NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center | Facebook