# NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova

via [NASA (all news)](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-hubble-telescope-reaches-milestone-looks-for-elusive-supernova/)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has reached a milestone and is looking for the reappearance of supernova Athena in galaxy cluster MACS J0417. This event is significant for sky-watchers because it can help astronomers measure the expansion rate of the universe, providing valuable insights into the cosmos. The telescope's observations of the galaxy cluster, which acts as a gravitational lens, will be crucial in detecting the supernova's reappearance. Sky-watchers can look forward to learning more about the universe's expansion rate as NASA releases updates on the Hubble Space Telescope's findings.

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