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Hubble Telescope Put Into Dreaded Safe Mode Due to Ongoing Glitch
NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope isn’t doing so well. The observatory has been suffering from a pesky glitch affecting its gyroscope, causing it to suspend its science operations for a second time in less than six months. On Friday, NASA announced that Hubble had automatically entered safe mode on Tuesday, April 23 when one of…
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Glitching Hubble Puts Science Missions on Hold
NASA is addressing an issue with a Hubble Space Telescope gyroscope that prompted the observatory to enter safe mode on November 23. Science operations have been suspended as a result, but the space agency doesn’t seem too worried. Hubble, launched on April 24, 1990, and renowned for its significant contributions to astronomy, is experiencing a…
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NASA Has a New Plan to Wake Up the Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope, with all but one of its science instruments currently in safe mode, could soon be back in business, as mission team members prepare to roll out a recovery plan.
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Hubble Space Telescope Is Back
NASA was able to bring Hubble Space Telescope’s backup payload computer online, according to a Twitter post from the telescope’s social media team. The announcement will bring a sigh of relief to space lovers, following a month of anxiety over whether the ageing technology could be resuscitated at all after it slipped into a non-operational…