We got a wonderful introduction to the legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope and potential of the James Webb Space Telescope on Friday. If you didn’t have the chance to join NASA Solar System Ambassador Sally Jensen for her talk, no worries- you can find the recording of her presentation here.

If you are looking for more information on the Webb Telescope, Sally took the time to answer a few final questions:

We are excited to announce that our September 3rd Super Stellar Friday will feature NASA Solar Ambassador and Educator Fellow Sally Jensen as she leads us on a tour of the Hubble’s history and the James Webb’s future. For the past 30 years the Hubble Space Telescope has given us an incredible view of the universe to study and explore. This presentation will take you from the origins of placing a telescope in orbit around the Earth, through the technical issues over the years, and the amazing findings that this scope has given us.

We hope you can join us for a belated 30th birthday party for the Hubble Telescope to recognize three decades of amazing images and discoveries from this space telescope! On Friday, September 25th at 11 am you will be able to make star finders, vote for your favorite Hubble image, toast the telescope with cupcakes, and take home telescope image lithographs. We will also be unveiling a banner-sized version of the 30th Anniversary Image of NGC 2014 and NGC 2020 (“Cosmic Reef”) granted by the Space Telescope Science Institute. This event, which does not include admission to the exhibit galleries or planetarium, is free; donations are welcome.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our very first Facebook Live event, in celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th birthday! Faithe and Sarah had a blast presenting on live video feed about the history and significance of the Hubble Space Telescope. (Hubble launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990.)

In this post, we share additional Hubble resources, to keep the learning coming all weekend. In particular, there are plenty of opportunities to dive deeper into the Cosmic Reef—which we are able to visit via the special Hubble image “Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth” that was publicly revealed for the first time on April 24, 2020.

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope! Click here to see a never-before-seen Hubble image, which NASA released for public view just this morning, 4/24/20. This post also includes details about our very first Facebook Live event, scheduled for this afternoon, in honor of this milestone. Join us in celebrating #Hubble30!