When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA'sHubble Space Telescope is now on duty minus one operational gyroscope. Thespace agency ...

An image of the Hubble Space Telescope hovering in Earth's orbit. Update for Dec. 13: This post has been updated to include the most recent information from NASA. Following a string of setbacks ...

NASA has paused science activities for the Hubble Space Telescope after one of its three gyroscopes sent faulty readings back to Earth. The space telescope, which has been delivering stunning views of ...

WASHINGTON (voa) – Astronauts aboard the international space station say the failure of a stabilizing gyroscope is not a crisis. The orbiting outpost is now operating with the minimum number of ...

Hubble has run into more trouble. The space telescope slipped into a hibernating state more than a week ago when one of its three remaining gyroscopes—part of the pointing system—malfunctioned. The ...

Scientists have developed the world’s smallest optical gyroscope — device that helps vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld electronic devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space.

The orbiting observatory went into an automatic safe mode in November, but the agency has now brought Hubble back online. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...