Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Technical fault strikes Hubble with government shutdown set to postpone repairs

Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 has stopped working due to a hardware fault

Hubble is in trouble once again. One of the cameras on the aging space telescope has automatically suspended operations due to a fault. While Hubble will continue to scan the skies with its three remaining active cameras, NASA can't be sure when the telescope will be repaired, due to the ongoing US government shutdown.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2Fr2ILx

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