Nasa celebrates #Hubble25 as space telescope hits quarter-century mark – an annotated infographic

Nasa has been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope this week.

For a quarter of a century, Hubble has peered deep into distant galaxies, revealing images of breathtaking beauty and rewriting our understanding of the cosmos. Scientists hope that Hubble will keep working for at least another five years.

E&T magazine considers next-generation space telescopes in our latest issue online, as we look at the technology behind the James Webb Space Telescope.

Hubble: no trouble