Give Hubble a Boost! NASA Asks Private Rockets to Save the Epic Telescope

Imagine you are riding on a playground swing. Each time you pump your legs, you stay high in the air. But if you stop pumping, you slowly glide down to a stop. That is what is happening right now to the famous Hubble Space Telescope!

Hubble has been circling high above Earth since 1990, snapping jaw-dropping photos of glowing nebulae and distant galaxies. But even hundreds of miles up, tiny wisps of air create friction. Slowly but surely, Earth's gravity drags Hubble closer and closer to our atmosphere. Without a helpful shove, scientists predict it could tumble down and burn up in the 2030s.