Hubble telescope closer to full operational capability, engineers recover critical instruments onboard

Over a month after the Hubble Telescope went dark in space with all its instruments forced into safe mode, engineers have recovered the third crucial instrument onboard. The Hubble team recovered the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph,s moving the telescope closer to full operational capability. The team is also continuing…

Hubble telescope partially recovered nearly a month after it went blind in space

Nearly a month after the Hubble Telescope went blind in space, Nasa has managed to recover the second instrument from the blackout to resume science operations. The telescope went into safe mode, suspending science ops onboard on October 25, and the agency has been working since to recover it from the dead. The…

Hubble telescope partially recovered as Nasa continues to investigate root cause of shut down

Engineers have successfully recovered one of the instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope that is flying in safe mode after suspending science operations. The Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument began science operations even as other instruments remained in safe mode. The camera was selected as the first instrument…

Hubble telescope goes dark in space again, science ops shut on ageing observatory

Months after engineers resurrected the Hubble Space Telescope from the dead, the flying observatory is once again under threat. The spacecraft, which has been our eyes into the vastness of the cosmos, has gone into safe mode configuration suspending science operations forcing Nasa to launch an investigation. “The…