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Hubble Telescope Put Into Dreaded Safe Mode Due to Ongoing Glitch
NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope isn’t doing so well. The observatory has been suffering from a pesky glitch affecting its gyroscope, causing it to suspend its science operations for a second time in less than six months. On Friday, NASA announced that Hubble had automatically entered safe mode on Tuesday, April 23 when one of…
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SpaceX Photobombs the Moon and More of the Week’s Best Space Images
The month is off to a running start when it comes to space, with a fresh crew launched to the International Space Station, some new astronomical insights, and the promise of a third SpaceX Starship test flight. Click through for the week’s coolest space imagery. A rocket ready to rock This intimate view of the…
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Juno Spacecraft Gears Up for Closest Look at Jupiter’s Tormented Moon
NASA’s curious Jupiter probe is getting chummier with the planet’s most erratic moon, Io. The Juno spacecraft will carry out the closest encounter any mission has had with the volcanic moon in over 20 years, collecting valuable clues about its mysterious activity. Juno will make its flyby of Io on Saturday, December 30, coming within…
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Uranus Is Luminous and Ringed in New Webb Telescope Image
Yes, that’s Uranus. The giant icy orb looks more like an agatized dinosaur egg than a planet in this new image by the Webb Space Telescope. Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, still holds plenty of secrets. We know it’s an ice giant, thought to be mostly (80% or more) icy water, ammonia, and…