Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars, and uncovered black holes lurking at the heart of galaxies. In honor of its anniversary, Nova tells the remarkable story that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.

Traces the progress of astronomy from megalithic observatories through Isaac Newton, to the Hubble telescope. Uses the Hubble to describe how telescopes work.

A montage of images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope with musical accompaniment.

"This 10 part series explores technological marvels that propel humanity into the future, and looks at how automation, space travel, artificial intelligence, and robots affect different aspects of human existence. It explores the birth of the universe, cosmic fossils, space disasters, the interaction of sun and earth, how ground breaking medical advances have derived from space technology, and much more. The series visits the Hubble Telescope, the...

Describes how the Hubble Space Telescope was placed into orbit and how it has brought us more information about outer space.