One advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope over ground-based ones is that:
A)it is larger than any Earth-based scopes.
B)it can better focus X-ray images.
C)it can make better observations of the ozone layer.
D)its adaptive optics controls atmospheric blurring better.
E)in orbit, it can operate close to its diffraction limit at visible wavelengths.

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The Hubble Space Telescope, being above Earth's atmosphere, avoids atmospheric distortion, allowing it to achieve images near the theoretical limits of resolution for its mirror size, unlike ground-based telescopes that contend with atmospheric blurring.

One Advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope Over Ground-Based Ones