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NASA Asks Industry About Servicing and Boosting Hubble

NASA has issued a Request for Information to assess commercial options for servicing Hubble, raising its orbit or safely disposing of it at the end of its mission. The agency says Hubble is likely to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere in 2033 or 2034 and anticipates any mission would need to take place by 2032.

2026-10-31T05:46:21+05:30
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Hubble Completes 200,000 Orbits While Tracking Supernova Athena

NASA says Hubble completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, 2026, the same day it imaged galaxy cluster MACS J0417. The observatory is making repeated observations as astronomers anticipate a lensed reappearance of supernova Athena.

2026-09-29T10:29:36+05:30