Launched in 1990 to study deep space, which NASA instrument has provided high-resolution images of distant objects?

• A. Spitzer Space Telescope
• B. Chandra X-ray Observatory
• C. Hubble Space Telescope
• D. Kepler Mission

Answer: (C)

High-resolution images of distant objects come from a telescope that can look through space without Earth's atmosphere blurring the view. The Hubble Space Telescope fits that exactly: launched in 1990 to study deep space, it sits in orbit above the atmosphere and captures sharp optical (as well as near-ultraviolet and near-infrared) images. This position lets it reveal fine details in galaxies, nebulae, and other faraway objects that ground-based telescopes struggle to resolve. The other instruments focus on different wavelengths or goals—Spitzer scans infrared light, Chandra detects X-rays, and Kepler looks for planet transits—so they don’t provide the same high-resolution deep-space images that Hubble does.