Oct. 30, 2008 -- The Hubble Space Telescope is working again, taking stunning cosmic photos after a one-month breakdown. The Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore said the $10 billion telescope is as good as it was before a shutdown in late September. Related Content: More on Hubble and NASA at Discovery Space Discovery News Blog: Free Space Hubble's Greatest Hits That glitch scotched plans for spacewalking astronauts to upgrade the telescope this month. The scheduled Oct. 14 launch had been postponed until at least early next year, possibly February. Scientists made two repair attempts, and last week's effort apparently worked. NASA released a glimmering new Hubble photo showing two ring-shaped galaxies after they collided. Related Links: |
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