NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a cornerstone of astronomical research for over three decades, is transitioning to a one-gyroscope operational mode following a series of technical issues (via Gizmodo).

The Hubble Space Telescope shines in a picture taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery during Hubble's second servicing mission in 1997. The elderly Hubble Space Telescope has been on a rollercoaster ...

The Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s jewel of the skies, is temporarily out of service. On Friday, the telescope stood down from observing and put itself into “safe mode” after one of its gyroscopes, ...

Over the weekend, the Hubble Space Telescope entered into Zero Gyro Sun Point (ZGSP) mode when gyroscope #5 malfunctioned. This gyroscope was shut down and Gyro #2 was turned on. Once the HST’s ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope drifts in space in 2009. The telescope again has suspended operations after entering safe mode because of an ongoing gyroscope issue, according to NASA officials. File ...

Imagine keeping a laser beam trained on a dime that’s 200 miles away. Now imagine doing that continuously for 24 hours, while riding a merry-go-round. Seem difficult? Well, that’s basically what the ...

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.

June 3 (UPI) --NASA's Hubble Space Telescope again has suspended operations after entering safe mode because of an ongoing gyroscope issue that has affected the craft for the past year, according to ...