NASA has paused science activities for the Hubble Space Telescope after one of its three gyroscopes sent faulty readings back to Earth. The space telescope, which has been delivering stunning views of ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been expanding our knowledge of the cosmos for more than three decades, a spectacularly long run for any spacecraft. Nothing can stop the inevitable, though. NASA has ...

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – NASA has added a new computer program to help monitor the four gyroscopes that keep the International Space Station properly oriented without the use of rocket fuel. During a ...

HOUSTON—NASA is continuing efforts to resume science operations with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), which has been in and out of safe mode since Nov. 19 due to faulty readings from a gyroscope.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th birthday. NASA via AP Imagine keeping a laser beam trained on a dime that’s 200 ...

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 ...

For the second time in just under a year, a circuit breaker failed on the international space station Wednesday, shutting down one of the gyroscopes needed to keep the orbiting outpost steady and ...

WASHINGTON (voa) – Astronauts aboard the international space station say the failure of a stabilizing gyroscope is not a crisis. The orbiting outpost is now operating with the minimum number of ...

The Hubble Space Telescope continues to show signs of its advanced age. Late last month, the iconic observatory went into a protective "safe mode" after detecting anomalous readings from a gyroscope, ...

Hubble entered safe mode on April 23, but NASA reports the telescope is still in "good health." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.