Hubble Space Telescope Marks America's 250th Birthday with July 4th Cosmic Image Collection
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Andrea Gianopoulos
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope celebrates the United States' 250th birthday with a collection of 13 images captured on July 4th over Hubble's 36-year history (1990-2025), one for each of the 13 original colonies. The article presents a visual fireworks display from the cosmos, highlighting Hubble's iconic role in American culture and space exploration.
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Twitter / XHubble Space Telescope Marks America's 250th Birthday with July 4th Cosmic Image Collectiongo.nasa.govKey quotes
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Hubble images populate movies and television shows, the pages of science textbooks and classroom posters, and even items of daily life like coffee mugs and socks.
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