NASA reports trouble with Hubble Space Telescope

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2021-06-19 10:30:05

June 19, 2021

The Hubble Space Telescope, which has been peering into the universe for more than 30 years, has been down for the past few days, NASA said Friday.

"The payload computer's purpose is to control and coordinate the science instruments and monitor them for health and safety purposes," NASA said.

Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized the world of astronomy and changed our vision of the universe as it sent back images of the solar system, the Milky Way and distant galaxies.

A new and more powerful one, called the James Webb Space Telescope, is scheduled to be deployed late this year. It is designed to peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before. Explore further Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope, science halted