{"id":21684,"date":"2024-06-05T19:16:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/the-hubble-space-telescope-has-once-again-gone-into-sleep-mode\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T19:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:16:34","slug":"the-hubble-space-telescope-has-once-again-gone-into-sleep-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/the-hubble-space-telescope-has-once-again-gone-into-sleep-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hubble Space Telescope has once again gone into sleep mode"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over a week ago the Hubble Space Telescope went into sleep mode after one of its gyroscopes malfunctioned. NASA will lay out its plan for recovery at a press conference later tonight.<\/p>\n

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Update:<\/em><\/strong> NASA announces Hubble moves to single gyro mode.<\/em><\/p>\n

While the telescope went into sleep mode over a week ago on May 24, NASA didn\u2019t announce it until Friday, May 31. Yesterday, the agency announced it would lay out its plan for how to continue operating the telescope at a press conference today at 4:00 P.M. ET.<\/p>\n

The cause of the stop in scientific observations is due to faulty data being given by one of the telescope\u2019s three gyroscopes. These three gyros help control the positioning of the telescope, with out them, it wouldn\u2019t be able to take its iconic photos. This has been a long reoccurring issue with the spacecraft, which launched to space in 1990 and last serviced in 2009.<\/p>\n

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