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16 July 2021, 11:07 pm The Hubble Space Telescope is back on once more after the National Aeronautics and Science Administration (NASA) switched to a backup computer.  This comes more than a month after the Hubble shut down on June 13 after its payload computer suffered a glitch. The computer, which is from the 1980s, handles the space telescope's science instruments.  "The Hubble team is now monitoring the hardware to ensure that everything is working properly," NASA said in a statement posted on its official website. "There's a big sense of relief," Hubble's Deputy Project Manager James J...

Last Updated: NASA Restores Ailing Hubble Space Telescope With Switch To Backup Computer, Read More NASA on Friday, July 16 successfully switched to backup hardware on their observatory on Hubble Space Telescope following weeks of computer problem. Credits- UNSPLASH/NASA/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/LOCKHEED CORPORATION National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday, July 16 successfully switched to backup hardware on their observatory on Hubble Space Telescope following weeks of computer problem. The switch also included powering on the backup payload computer, on July ...

Copy Good news, Hubble fans – NASA reckons it may have worked out what has upset the orbiting observatory: an iffy Power Control Unit (PCU). The agency is only saying the PCU is a "possible" cause of the Hubble's technical breakdown at this stage, but the theory is strong enough that engineers have been given the green light to start a procedure to switch to backup power components within the spacecraft. As a reminder, Hubble is unable to carry out any science right now: its sensors are inactive and in a safe mode because the payload computer that controls the instruments mysteriously halts...

NASA May Have Found the Problem With Hubble 13 hours ago NASA believes it has discovered the issue with Hubble, after the telescope has been in safe mode for over a month. The Hubble Telescope’s payload computer started malfunctioning in June. Despite various attempts to get it working properly, NASA has not had any success. NASA has gained enough understanding from the failed attempts to now have a clearer picture of what’s happening. NASA believes the problem is in the Power Control Unit (PCU).  It ensures a steady voltage supply to the payload computer’s hardware. The PCU con...

NASA Hubble Space Telescope glitch: troubleshooting identifies potential fix CNET 10 hrs ago Amanda Kooser © Provided by CNET The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope during deployment in 1990. NASA/Smithsonian Institution/Lockheed Corporation The Hubble team had been looking at the payload computer -- hardware dating back to the 1980s -- as the potential source of a memory problem. "A series of multi-day tests, which included attempts to restart and reconfigure the computer and the backup computer, were not successful, but the information gathered from those activities has le...