#NASA’s Hubble Telescope in safe mode again

#NASA’s Hubble Telescope in safe mode again

“#NASA’s Hubble Telescope in safe mode again” National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Hubble Space Telescope is in safe mode yet again. A release from the agency explained it was continuing to look into why the iconic space-based observatory, named in honor of the trailblazing astronomer Edwin Hubble, recently went into the configuration and suspended science operations.  At 1:46 a.m. EDT…

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#Hubble Space Telescope delivers first images since shutdown

#Hubble Space Telescope delivers first images since shutdown

“#Hubble Space Telescope delivers first images since shutdown” NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has delivered its first images since the telescope’s payload computer suddenly halted on June 13.  The pictures show a galaxy with what the agency calls “extended spiral arms” and said in a release is the first high-resolution look at a pair of colliding galaxies.  The photos…

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#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science

#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science

“#Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era computer as the source of the problem….

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#Neptune’s mysterious dark spot has reversed course

#Neptune’s mysterious dark spot has reversed course

“#Neptune’s mysterious dark spot has reversed course” A massive dark storm on Neptune that was first spotted two years ago has suddenly changed directions, leaving experts without answers. The storm was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2018, where it was seen on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere. In 2019, it was seen moving toward the planet’s Southern Hemisphere,…

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