space telescope
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Glitching Hubble Puts Science Missions on Hold
NASA is addressing an issue with a Hubble Space Telescope gyroscope that prompted the observatory to enter safe mode on November 23. Science operations have been suspended as a result, but the space agency doesn’t seem too worried. Hubble, launched on April 24, 1990, and renowned for its significant contributions to astronomy, is experiencing a…
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Here’s What’s Next for the Webb Space Telescope as It Hurtles Toward Deep Space
The Webb Space Telescope left Earth safe and sound on Christmas morning, and astronomers across the world breathed a sigh of relief. But the weeks ahead contain a series of hurdles that must be cleared for the $US10 billion ($14 billion) telescope to begin its scientific duties. On Monday night, Webb officially passed the orbital…
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Lego’s New Space Shuttle Discovery With Hubble Telescope Will Send Your Inner NASA Nerd Into Orbit
Lego’s continued push to create impressively detailed replica sets targeted at older builders is making it harder to be a fiscally responsible adult. To help celebrate NASA’s latest success with landing another rover on Mars, Lego’s new Discovery Space Shuttle commemorates one of the space agency’s previous achievements: launching the Hubble Space Telescope over 30…