The Hubble space telescope, which has been in orbit since 1990, is currently out of action because of a gyroscope failure, the U.S. space agency said on Monday. NASA said Hubble went into “safe mode” on Friday because of the failure of another of the six gyroscopes used to orient the telescope. Hubble is currently down to two working gyroscopes and needs at least three for optimal operations but it can continue to provide observations with just one functioning gyroscope. Dr. Rachel Osten, the deputy head of the Hubble mission, said it had been a “very stressful weekend.” “First step is to try to bring back the last gyro, which had been off, and is being problematic,” Ms. Osten said on Twitter.
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