<p class="title rtejustify">The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/hubble" target="_blank">Hubble </a>space telescope, which has been in orbit since 1990, has temporarily suspended operations because of a gyroscope failure, the US space agency has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/NASA" target="_blank">NASA</a>) said Hubble went into "safe mode" on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Hubble entered safe mode after one of the three gyroscopes actively being used to point and steady the telescope failed," NASA said in a statement Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Safe mode puts the telescope into a stable configuration until ground control can correct the issue and return the mission to normal operation," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Hubble's instruments still are fully operational and are expected to produce excellent science for years to come," NASA added.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Hubble is equipped with six gyroscopes to orient the telescope.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Hubble is currently down to two working gyros and needs at least three for optimal operations. But it can continue to provide observations with just one functioning gyroscope.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">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," Osten said on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">NASA said staff at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Space Telescope Science Institute were conducting tests and analysis to get the gyro working again.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">NASA said if they are unable to recover the malfunctioning gyro Hubble will resume science operations using just one device.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"While reduced-gyro mode offers less sky coverage at any particular time, there is relatively limited impact on the overall scientific capabilities," NASA said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Hubble has made numerous outstanding observations of the cosmos since it was deployed in 1990.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to Hubble, is scheduled to be launched in March 2021.</p>
<p class="title rtejustify">The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/hubble" target="_blank">Hubble </a>space telescope, which has been in orbit since 1990, has temporarily suspended operations because of a gyroscope failure, the US space agency has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/NASA" target="_blank">NASA</a>) said Hubble went into "safe mode" on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Hubble entered safe mode after one of the three gyroscopes actively being used to point and steady the telescope failed," NASA said in a statement Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Safe mode puts the telescope into a stable configuration until ground control can correct the issue and return the mission to normal operation," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Hubble's instruments still are fully operational and are expected to produce excellent science for years to come," NASA added.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Hubble is equipped with six gyroscopes to orient the telescope.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Hubble is currently down to two working gyros and needs at least three for optimal operations. But it can continue to provide observations with just one functioning gyroscope.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">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," Osten said on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">NASA said staff at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Space Telescope Science Institute were conducting tests and analysis to get the gyro working again.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">NASA said if they are unable to recover the malfunctioning gyro Hubble will resume science operations using just one device.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"While reduced-gyro mode offers less sky coverage at any particular time, there is relatively limited impact on the overall scientific capabilities," NASA said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Hubble has made numerous outstanding observations of the cosmos since it was deployed in 1990.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to Hubble, is scheduled to be launched in March 2021.</p>