NASA is struggling to fix a computer glitch that has sidelined the iconic Hubble Space Telescope. While the problem is an uncomfortable reminder of the aging observatory's eventual mortality, ...

It would seem, despite being outfitted with the finest flash memory that money can buy, even Mars rover Opportunity isn't immune to worn-out NAND cells. After a dozen unplanned reboots in August, most ...

As NASA continues to diagnose a computer glitch on the Hubble Space Telescope, engineers are preparing to turn on some of the observatory's backup hardware. The main computer on the venerable ...

NASA said Friday it had completed additional diagnostic testing in an effort to identify a problem with the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) payload computer. This announcement comes on the heels of ...

NASA is optimistic engineers can fix the computer problem that has kept Voyager 1 from transmitting usable data for months. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech WASHINGTON — A NASA official says he is optimistic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Hubble Space Telescope is offline. An STS-125 crew ...

After 11 years, NASA scientists running the Mars Odyssey Orbiter have decided to switch the machine’s redundant computing functions from one side to the other in an attempt to keep the technology ...

NASA has been trying to figure out what's wrong with the Hubble Space Telescope for nearly two weeks, but the mystery just deepened. Hubble, which launched into orbit in 1990, is the world's most ...