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NASA is celebrating 
Hubble’s 35th birthday

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with an assortment 
of breathtaking images  

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recently taken by the space telescope: 

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stretching from the planet Mars, 

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to spectacular star-forming regions, 

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to a magnificent neighboring galaxy.

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The first birthday image shows 
the planetary nebula NGC 2899,  

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located about 4,500 light-years away

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in the southern constellation Vela. A hot white dwarf,  

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possibly with companion stars, 
drives powerful

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outflows of gas that shape the nebula’s bipolar structure.

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Gaseous pillars point back toward 
the source of radiation

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and stellar winds, 

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and the vivid colors come from 
glowing hydrogen and oxygen.

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Hubble also captured a detailed face-on view of galaxy NGC 5335.

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Unlike typical spiral galaxies, 

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it lacks well-defined arms and features a

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prominent bar stretching
across its center. 

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This bar funnels gas toward the core, fueling star formation.

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Bars can appear and fade over 

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billions of years, and they’re found in about 30 percent of galaxies,

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 including our own Milky Way.

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This Hubble image captures a small section of the Rosette Nebula,

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a vast star-forming region 100 light-years across

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 and located 5,200 light-years away. 

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Hubble zooms in on a 4-light-year-wide slice,

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revealing dark hydrogen 
clouds laced with dust.

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These clouds are being 
sculpted by intense

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radiation from a cluster of 
massive stars at the nebula’s center. 

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In the upper right, a young star 

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at the tip of a dark cloud 
shoots out plasma jets 

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that slam into
surrounding gas, creating

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a glowing red shock wave.

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The colors in the image come from hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

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The final anniversary images show two sides of Mars

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from about 61 million miles away. 

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Ultraviolet light reveals
thin water-ice clouds, 

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giving the red planet a frosty look.

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The icy northern polar cap is entering 
spring. At the 10 o’clock position,  

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the giant volcano Olympus Mons rises above the clouds,

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towering 70,000 feet high, 

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or 2.5 times taller than Mt. Everest.

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The dark streak near center-left is Valles Marineris,  

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a 2,500-mile-long canyon system.

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On the right, high-altitude evening clouds hug the eastern limb,  

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while the 1,400-mile-wide Hellas 
Basin lies far to the south.

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Because Hubble orbits above Earth’s 
atmosphere, it can give us these clear  

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views of the many 
wonders in our universe.

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For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has  

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transformed our view of the universe

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and deepened our understanding
of our place within it.

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From refining the estimated age of the cosmos 

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to measuring how quickly it’s expanding, 

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Hubble has helped answer some of 
astronomy’s biggest questions.

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Its deep field images allow us to 
peer across billions of light-years,  

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revealing galaxies
in their earliest stages:  

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snapshots we can compare
to the Milky Way

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 to learn more about 
our own galactic history. 

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Hubble also continues to explore activity within

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our own solar system and beyond, 

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capturing details of distant planets, stars, and systems

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throughout the galaxy and the universe.

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Its scientific capabilities 
are used jointly

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and collaboratively with
those of other telescopes  

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on the ground and in space,

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including the James Webb Space Telescope,

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the Chandra X-ray Observatory,

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the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, 

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the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission, 

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and the upcoming 
Roman Space Telescope,

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ensuring cutting edge 
science and discovery.

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Thanks to five 
astronaut servicing missions

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and ongoing support from expert teams on the ground,  

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Hubble remains in excellent health

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and is expected to deliver groundbreaking  

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science for years to come.
Explore more about Hubble’s  

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discoveries at nasa.gov/hubble and 
follow along on social media @NASAHubble.