Dr Edwin Powell Hubble, who lends his name to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope, was one of the leading astronomers of the twentieth century. Born 135 years ago today on 20 November 1889 ...

It's 30 years ago to the day that the Hubble telescope was launched - and to celebrate its birthday ... It's still far from retirement. The US space agency (Nasa), which runs the observatory ...

Today the Hubble Space Telescope - affectionately known as ... It's the nearest Hubble gets to having to a birthday present. But this year, there's a second part to the present, because ...