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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Is Back In Business

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-mars-has-no-elections-right-now dept.

Matt_dk writes "Just a couple of days after the orbiting observatory was brought back online, Hubble aimed its prime working camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), at a particularly intriguing target, a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147. The image demonstrated that the camera is working exactly as it was before going offline, thereby scoring a 'perfect 10 both for performance and beauty.' (Meanwhile, the slowly declining Mars Phoenix Lander has now entered safe mode, according to reader CraftyJack.)

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  1. Lander, not Rover by Ertman · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's the Mars Lander (Phoenix), not the Mars Rover, that is going into standby.

  2. Re:Rover? by EagleRock · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lots of confusion...but yes, Spirit and Opportunity are still going strong. It's the Mars Lander Phoenix that's entering safe mode due to failing electronics and deteriorating climate.

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  3. zzzz by apodyopsis · · Score: 5, Informative

    The lander may be shutting down, but its work remembering that its done its job and exceeded 2.5 times its planned life span.

    If everything I designed lasted 2.5 times its product life I would be happy.