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NASA revives ailing Hubble Space Telescope with switch to backup computer
By Chelsea Gohd published
Hubble is back!

Hubble telescope spends a week in 'safe mode' following mysterious computer error
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been offline for a week following a mysterious computer crash.

Hubble telescope spies lopsided spiral galaxy deformed by gravity
By Tereza Pultarova published
A galaxy considered by astronomers among the strangest in the known Universe has had its picture taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

This strange lava-rich alien planet is making itself a new atmosphere
By Meghan Bartels published
Scientists think they've spied an alien world that lost its atmosphere — then conjured itself a new one.

Birth of magnetar seen for the first time
By Rafi Letzter published
Two neutron stars slammed together far away from Earth, and the Hubble may have spotted a magnetar emerging from the aftermath.

Hubble telescope spots a 'Greater Pumpkin' in space for Halloween
By Kasandra Brabaw published
As families tuck into their couches to watch Charlie Brown's quest for the great pumpkin this Halloween, they may be surprised to hear that NASA has already discovered a "greater pumpkin."

This failed planet is slowly rusting in space
By Michelle Starr published
Roughly two to three times Earth's distance from the sun, in the Asteroid Belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, 16 Psyche makes its home.

Weird star explosion is brightest supernova ever seen
By Mike Wall published
A mammoth star explosion known as SN2016aps, which occurred in a galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years from Earth, is the brightest supernova ever seen, a new study reports.
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