Affectionately known as our eye on the Universe , the Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, via the space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
The US Space agency s image shows the star CW Leonis, which sits 400 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Leo, and is a type of red giant with a carbon-rich atmosphere.
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