Hubble is still snapping gorgeous images despite its advanced age

• The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped one of the most incredible photos of Saturn ever.
• The image was captured on July 4th and shows Saturn, its iconic rings, and two of Saturn's many moons.
• Hubble is old by NASA standards, but it continues to produce incredible results regardless of its age.

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The Hubble Space Telescope isn't getting any younger, but its advancing age hasn't stopped it from capturing some of its greatest images ever during its twilight years. The latest comes courtesy of NASA and the European Space Agency, who directed the telescope to snap a high-resolution image of the ringed planet Saturn.

The image, which NASA calls "Summertime on Saturn," shows the gassy planet in stunning detail. We can see the bold, distinct rings as well as the planet's incredible pattern of banding. The photo was captured on July 4th, NASA says, and it was snapped when the planet was at a distance of 839 million miles from Earth.

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