Hubble NICMOS Instrument Experiences Anomaly

[/caption] A cooling system for the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) science instrument aboard the Hubble telescope experienced an anomaly during a restart, causing the instrument to go into safe mode. After a couple of additional restarts, the problem still persists, and a decision was made for NICMOS to “stand down” while engineers … Continue reading Hubble NICMOS Instrument Experiences Anomaly