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The Hubble Space Telescope is facing setbacks, but should continue working for years, NASA says

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Problems with one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s three remaining gyroscopes, crucial for pointing and locking onto targets, have prompted mission managers to switch to a backup control mode that will limit some observations but keep the iconic observatory well into the years will keep it operational by 2030, officials said. Tuesday . “We still … Read more

NASA will provide a status update on the Hubble Telescope on June 4. Do we have to worry?

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We’ll get an update on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope tomorrow (June 4), and it could be a pretty big deal. On June 3, the agency announced that the Hubble Space Telescope team will hold a press conference tomorrow at 4:00 PM EDT (2000 GMT) on the status of the observatory. Specifically, officials said the purpose … Read more