Hubble Space Telescope: Eye wide open

The world’s most prominent stargazer is back in business.

Astronauts replaced failed gyroscopes on the Hubble Space Telescope during a repair mission last month. NASA

Two months after a fourth gyroscope failure robbed the Hubble Space Telescope of its cosmic view (SN: 11/27/99, p. 341), the $1.5 billion observatory has resumed operations, NASA announced last week.