Trouble with one of the Hubble Space Telescope's three remaining gyroscopes, critical for aiming and locking onto targets, has prompted mission managers to switch to a backup control mode that will ...

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For over three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of distant galaxies and stars, allowing astronomers to probe the evolution of the universe and its most mysterious ...

Due to the costs and duration of the Hubble project, NASA was under pressure. At the end of 1995, it released a photo that ...

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This series, Hubble – Eye in the Sky, takes you behind the scenes into the world of Hubble Space Telescope operations. Discover the strategies needed to run a bus-sized observatory as it speeds around ...

The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 opened a new window for science. The 11 tonne observatory has allowed astronomers throughout the world to considerably increase our knowledge of the ...

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The best-known scientific instrument in history was dying. After nearly 20 years in space and hundreds of thousands of spectacular images, the Hubble Space Telescope's gyroscopes and sensors were ...