Hubble's 31st Anniversary: Giant Star on the Edge of Destruction

In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, 1990, astronomers aimed the renowned observatory at a brilliant “celebrity star,” one of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy, surrounded by a glowing halo of gas and dust.

Hubble's senior project scientist, Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, takes us on a tour of this stunning new image, describes the telescope's current health, and summarizes some of Hubble's contributions to astronomy from the past year.

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Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul R. Morris (USRA): Lead Producer
Dr. Jennifer Wiseman (NASA/GSFC): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support

Additional Visualizations:
Flyby of AG Carinae
Video credit: Leah Hustak, Frank Summers, Alyssa Pagan, Joseph DePasquale, Greg Bacon (STSci)

Artist’s Impression of the Black Hole Concentration in NGC 6397
Video credit: ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann

Animation of of Exoplanet GJ 1132 b
Video credit: Robert Hurt

Music:
"Himalayan Temple" by Jan Pham Huu Tri [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM], and Universal Production Music.

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