the Hubble Space Telescope
/ðə ˌhʌbl ˈspeɪs telɪskəʊp/
/ðə ˌhʌbl ˈspeɪs telɪskəʊp/
- a large US telescope put into space in 1990 by NASA. It is named after the US astronomer Edwin Hubble and provides a much clearer view of the universe than could be obtained from the ground.
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the Hubble Space Telescope