Update: April 30, 4:22 p.m.
ET: NASAsaysHubble is back online and resuming science duties, doing so on April 29.
All of Hubbles instruments are online, and the spacecraft has resumed taking science observations.
The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-125) in May 2009, during the fifth and final servicing of the observatory.Photo: NASA
NASAs iconic Hubble Space Telescope isnt doing so well.
Engineers are currently working on a solution to resume the telescopes observations.
This marks the second time the space telescope has halted its scientific operations due to the same issue.
Earlier in November 2023, one of the gyros returned similar wacky readings, whichprompted Hubbles safe mode.
The telescope resumed operations the next day, only to enter safe mode once again.
It was finally brought back to life in mid-December 2023.
Gyroscopes are used to determine the direction in which the telescope is pointing and to maintain its orientation.
Hubble started off with six gyros on board, but only three remain operational today.
The telescope can operate with just one if needed, but it uses all three for increased efficiency.
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