TOP 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HUBBLE

by Irene Klotz

Around The World in 96 Minutes

This flying cosmic telescope completes one orbit around the Earth every 96 minutes. Its speed is approximately five miles per second. Credit: NASA

There's one thing about NASA's Hubble Space Telescope that is no mystery: It has captured some of the most astounding images humanity has ever seen.

But did you know that there's a gold pin strapped to Hubble? Or that its flawed mirror was "fixed" in a hotel shower?

Dig into this list of our 10 favorite things you probably never knew about the behemoth space observatory.

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