Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model
Celebrating 35+ years of observations Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale. Robert Pearlman – Aug 3, 2026 3:21 pm | 18 The new LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope is detailed inside and out, as a look down its open aperture door reveals. Credit: LEGO The new LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope is detailed inside and out, as a look down its open aperture door reveals.
- ▪Celebrating 35+ years of observations Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.
- ▪Robert Pearlman – Aug 3, 2026 3:21 pm | 18 The new LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope is detailed inside and out, as a look down its open aperture door reveals.
- ▪Credit: LEGO The new LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope is detailed inside and out, as a look down its open aperture door reveals.
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Celebrating 35+ years of observations Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale. Robert Pearlman – Aug 3, 2026 3:21 pm | 18 The new LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope is detailed inside and out, as a look down its open aperture door reveals. Credit: LEGO The new LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope is detailed inside and out, as a look down its open aperture door reveals. Credit: LEGO Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has looked out into the Universe. Now, Lego is inviting builders to look inward with its latest model of the orbiting observatory.
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