11-01-2026 22:29 via science.slashdot.org

How Many Years Left Until the Hubble Space Telescope Reenters Earth's Atmosphere?

"The clock is ticking" on the Hubble Space Telescope,writes the space news site Daily Galaxy, citing estimates from the unofficial "Hubble Reentry Tracker" site (which uses orbital data from the site space-track.org, created by tech integrator SAIC):While Hubble was initially launched into low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 360 miles, it has since descended to approximately 326 miles, and it continues to fall... "The solar flux levels are currently longer in duration and more elevated than
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