The venerable Hubble space telescope has entered “safe mode.” This is NASA’s strategy to maintain it.

The venerable Hubble space telescope has entered "safe mode." This is NASA's strategy to maintain it.

According to NASA officials, the Hubble Space Telescope will switch to a new operational paradigm that attempts to keep the space observatory from going through periods of incapacity to view the universe. For thirty-four years, the illustrious telescope that has taken breath-taking pictures of the universe has been powered by six gyroscopes.   During a … Read more