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Hubble Space Telescope Better Than Ever!

Since its placement in near-Earth orbit on the 24th of April, 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope has been taking amazing images of interstellar space like none have before. Recently the telescope has undergone an upgrade, or more known throughout the NASA community as a "surgery" of sorts and is back in action.

(Above) Gravitational Lensing in Galaxy Cluster Abell 370. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, and ST-ECF

 
Pictured above is the gravitational lensing effect observed of Galaxy Cluster Abell 370, probably one of the most interesting effects observed in the observable Universe so far.

"Galaxy clusters are the most massive structures of the universe, located at the crossing of the filaments of the cosmic web of dark matter. The most massive clusters can contain up to 1,000 galaxies and intergalactic hot gas, all held together primarily by the gravity of dark matter."

These observations were made with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in its Wide Field mode on July 16, 2009. The composite image was made using filters that isolate light from green, red, and infrared wavelengths.

Be expecting the Hubble Space Telescope to ensure many more astronomic breakthroughs in the near future. Oh, and by all means don't forget to browse through The Hubble Space Telescope's NASA Homepage.