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Detailed explanation-1: -On 24 April 2020, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 30 years of science discoveries that have revolutionised nearly all areas of current astronomical research, from planetary science to cosmology, and its countless pictures that are unmistakably out of this world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Join us on Friday, April 24, at 1 p.m. for a journey through space! Dr. Frank Summers and Dr. Elena Sabbi will detail the soon-to-be-released image as we commemorate Hubble’s 30 years in space.

Detailed explanation-3: -Launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, Hubble is currently located about 332 miles (535 km) above Earth’s surface, where it completes 15 orbits per day - approximately one every 95 minutes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hubble is not expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere until the mid to late 2030s at the earliest. Due to a force called atmospheric drag, which affects the orbits of satellites like Hubble in low-Earth orbit, Hubble’s altitude is slowly decreasing.

Detailed explanation-5: -To celebrate the 27, 000-pound baby’s birthday, NASA has uploaded 366 photos of various events observed by Hubble. These photos, that date back through the last 30 years, can be timed precisely to your birthday.