The Hubble Telescope gets much clearer images of astronomical objects than ground-based telescopes because it has a much larger mirror than ground-based telescopes.

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The Hubble Telescope gets clearer images because it is above Earth's atmosphere, which distorts and absorbs some of the light coming from space, not because it has a larger mirror.

The Hubble Telescope Gets Much Clearer Images of Astronomical Objects