An image of the Hubble Space Telescope hovering in Earth's orbit. Update for Dec. 13: This post has been updated to include the most recent information from NASA. Following a string of setbacks ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a cornerstone of astronomical research for over three decades, is transitioning to a one-gyroscope operational mode following a series of technical issues (via Gizmodo).

An unstable gyroscope has forced NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to enter safe mode, resulting in a temporary suspension of its scientific observations. Reading time 2 minutes NASA is addressing an ...

NASA is working to resume science operations of the Hubble Space Telescope after the spacecraft entered safe mode on Friday, October 5, shortly after 6:00 p.m. EDT. Hubble’s instruments still are ...

The aging telescope will now resort to using one gyroscope, which will add extra time when locking onto new targets. Reading time 2 minutes For more than 30 years, NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope ...

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 ...

The orbiting observatory went into an automatic safe mode in November, but the agency has now brought Hubble back online. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...