Hubble Celebrates 36th Birthday: 36 Breathtaking Images of Space
Apr 24, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Soumyadeep Mukherjee is an award-winning astrophotographer from India. He has a doctorate degree in Linguistics. His work extends to the sub-genres of nightscape, deep sky, solar, lunar and optical phenomenon photography. He is also a photography educator and has conducted numerous workshops. His works have appeared in over 40 books & magazines including Astronomy, BBC Sky at Night, Sky & Telescope among others, and in various websites including National Geographic, NASA, Forbes. He was the first Indian to win “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” award in a major category.
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For over three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has been humanity’s window to the universe‘s wonders, capturing images that have reshaped our understanding of space and ignited imaginations worldwide. From towering stellar nurseries and ethereal planetary nebulae to the haunting beauty of distant galaxies and the faint glow of the earliest cosmic structures, Hubble‘s photographs are timeless portraits of the cosmos. On 24th April 2026, Hubble celebrates its 36th birthday. In this article, we journey through 36 of Hubble’s most breathtaking and scientifically significant images (in no specific order).
You can find more Hubble Space Telescope images here.
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Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Soumyadeep Mukherjee is an award-winning astrophotographer from India. He has a doctorate degree in Linguistics. His work extends to the sub-genres of nightscape, deep sky, solar, lunar and optical phenomenon photography. He is also a photography educator and has conducted numerous workshops. His works have appeared in over 40 books & magazines including Astronomy, BBC Sky at Night, Sky & Telescope among others, and in various websites including National Geographic, NASA, Forbes. He was the first Indian to win “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” award in a major category.
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