The Hubble Space Telescope has been capturing photographs of far-off galaxies since 1990, and now you can look up what images were taken on your birthday.
NASA launched this new search feature sometime last week, according to Gizmodo.
Users can enter the month and day of their birthday, and the search generator will display outer space photographs that were taken on that day.
#Hubble30 Released in 2015, this Hubble image reveals Westerlund 2, a cluster of about 3,000 stars nestled in a stellar breeding ground. Only about 2 million years old, the cluster contains some of our galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars: https://t.co/SO4bzuLqi8 pic.twitter.com/drj87KUjNF
— Hubble (@NASAHubble) April 19, 2020
#Hubble30 In 2014 Hubble imaged this small part of the Monkey Head Nebula. Ultraviolet light from massive, young stars near the center of the nebula helps carve the nebula's dust into giant pillars: https://t.co/SO4bzuLqi8 pic.twitter.com/hxgTqzmxJ0
— Hubble (@NASAHubble) April 18, 2020
Besides providing a fascinating glimpse into what our universe looks like beyond our solar system, Hubble’s photographs aid researchers in calculations.
For example, Hubble was able to pinpoint galaxy M81, which was used to measure its distance from our galaxy. Because the universe is ever expanding, this key measurement helped scientists estimate the age of the universe to 13.8 billion years.
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The Hubble Telescope will celebrate its birthday April 24, marking 30 years since its initial launch.
According to the NASA search tool, the Hubble Telescope was snapping photos of the Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant on its first birthday in 1991. The rainbow light bands in the picture are the aftermath of a massive star explosion 15,000 years ago.
What did Hubble see on your birthday?
— Roberto Vigna Cit (@RobertoVigna) April 1, 2020
April 24
This image captures a small portion of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant. The Cygnus Loop marks the edge of a bubble-like, expanding blast wave from a colossal stellar explosion that occurred about 15,000 years ago. #Hubble30 pic.twitter.com/vVFBVgKoZG
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