Vantor's WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers). (Image credit: Vantor)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope was on the receiving end of an amazing space photo for a change.

On Friday (April 24), Hubble's 36th birthday , the Colorado-based spatial intelligence company Vantor published a stunning, close-up shot of the telescope that was taken the day before by one of its WorldView Legion Earth-observing satellites.

"Celebrating 36 years of discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope ," Vantor wrote in an X post that shared the photo. "For over three decades, Hubble has expanded our understanding of the universe —delivering breathtaking imagery and groundbreaking science that continue to inspire.…