Article 41M8B Hubble telescope fixed by 'jiggling it around'

Hubble telescope fixed by 'jiggling it around'

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Ben Quinn
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Telescope close to restarting operations after being put out of action by gyroscope failure

The Hubble space telescope is close to resuming full operations after Nasa "jiggled it around".

The telescope was sidelined earlier this month after a gyroscope failed, leaving it unable to point in the right direction during observations.

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