The storied Hubble telescope has gone into ‘safe mode.’ Here’s NASA’s plan to keep it aliveSign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The Hubble Space Telescope will transition to a new way of operating that aims to prevent the space observatory from experiencing lapses in its ability to observe the universe, according to NASA officials. The storied telescope, which has captured breathtaking images of the cosmos for 34 years, has traditionally operated using six gyroscopes. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope eyes the universe in May 2009 after one of the space shuttle missions to service the space observatory. The telescope entered safe mode on May 24 after another faulty event with the problematic gyro, and it remains that way, Crouse said.

Source: CNN June 08, 2024 08:21 UTC