World's premier space agency NASA has shut down Hubble space telescope halting all observations until further notice. According to NASA, the USD 1.5 billion telescope was placed into "safe mode" at 4pm ET (9pm GMT) on Sunday due to a software bug.
World's premier space agency NASA has shut down Hubble space telescope halting all observations until further notice. According to NASA, the USD 1.5 billion telescope was placed into "safe mode" at 4pm ET (9pm GMT) on Sunday due to a software bug.
1. What is Hubble telescope?
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The Hubble telescope orbits about 547 kilometers (340 miles) above Earth.
2. What NASA said about Hubble telescope?
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According to official Hubble Twitter account, the one-of-a-kind telescope is not in danger of shutting down permanently. "All science systems appear normal and Hubble is safe and stable," the account tweeted on Monday.
"The team is working [on] plans to safely return it to normal science operations."
3. When was Hubble telescope launched?
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Hubble telescope was launched in 1990 and it was the first space telescope ever built.
4. Importance of Hubble telescope
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Hubble telescope has captured several pictures of distant stars, planets and galaxies helping space scientists to know more about the life cycles of cosmic objects.
5. Hubble telescope - Solar powered
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The Hubble telescope team, however, is yet to provide an expected return date for the probe.
