The Hubble Space Telescope is one of Nasa’s most celebrated achievements, but a recent computer failure has left the telescope out of commission.
The computer that controls the telescope’s pointing failed on October 5, and Nasa has been unable to revive it. As a result, the telescope has been unable to take new pictures since then.
The computer failure is a major setback for Nasa, as the Hubble telescope has been one of the most successful and productive space telescopes ever built. Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble telescope has made over 1.3 million observations of space, including some …