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Hubble Space Telescope Resumes Operations After Gyroscope Glitch

NASA successfully fixes issue, ensuring the 33-year-old telescope remains in good health and stable for further astronomical observations.

  • NASA has successfully fixed the gyroscope glitch in the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing it to resume science operations.
  • The telescope had been experiencing issues since November 19, causing it to enter safe mode three times.
  • Despite the recent problems, NASA insists that the Hubble's instruments and the observatory itself remain stable and in good health.
  • The Hubble, which was launched in 1990, is slowly drifting from its intended orbit and is expected to drop to 500 kilometers by 2025.
  • NASA and SpaceX announced at the end of 2022 that they were jointly looking into the feasibility of a private mission to fix various issues on the telescope.
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