Hubble Space Telescope Completes 200,000th Earth Orbit After 36 Years

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reached a major milestone on September 19, completing its 200,000th orbit around Earth. Over its 36-year operational lifetime, the observatory has traveled more than 5 billion miles in orbit. Hubble has also surpassed 1.7 million total scientific observations since its launch. The telescope continues to contribute significantly to humanity's understanding of the universe, with observations ongoing at the time of the milestone.