Astronauts photograph Hubble during a space shuttle service mission in 2009.
NASA
The Hubble Space Telescope is facing a new technical challenge, the latest in a series of problems that have kept the old observatory out of its game in recent years.
“Hubble Science Instruments entered safe mode on Monday after experiencing synchronization problems with the spacecraft’s internal communications,” tweet NASA. “Scientific observations have been temporarily suspended while the team investigates the matter. The instrument remains in good health.”