The globular cluster Terzan2 is in the constellation of Scorpio (Image: NASA)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have dominated the spotlight last week, but good old Hubble shows it still has a few tricks up its sleeve.

On Friday, the space agency released an image of a globular cluster called Telzan 2. This image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and shows a blanket of thousands of stars.

Thirty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope continued to peer into space and remains one of the leading instruments for investigating space objects in the visible light range.

According to NASA, the globular cluster Terzan 2 is in Scorpio.

Globular clusters are gravitationally bound stable clusters of tens of thousands to millions of stars found in various galaxies.

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Hubble Space Telescope image, a supernova (Image: NASA)

The strong gravitational attraction between dense stars gives the globular cluster a regular sphere.

“As this image of Terrazan 2 shows, the heart of a globular cluster is filled with bright stars,” NASA said in a statement.

In this observation, Hubble used the Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3, and used the additional features of these devices.

Despite having only one main mirror, Hubble’s design allows multiple devices to examine celestial bodies.

Light from distant objects enters Hubble and is collected by the telescope’s 8-foot primary mirror. The primary mirror directs this light to the secondary mirror. Secondary mirrors reflect light deep into the telescope, and small mirrors can direct light to individual fixtures.

The James Webb Telescope may have recently stolen the spotlight from Hubble, but older telescopes continue to provide important information about space.

In April, the Hubble Space Telescope discovered the largest icy comet ever seen by the astronomer.

The telescope will be in operation for 30 years in April 2020 and will be shut down between 2030 and 2040. So far, there is no sign of a blackout.