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What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope is a famous space observatory that helped confirm Saturn's new cloud structure. Launched in 1990, it orbits Earth, capturing incredibly sharp images of distant galaxies, stars, and planets without the distortion of Earth's atmosphere. Its long operational life has provided decades of invaluable data, revolutionising our understanding of the universe.
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