Third NASA telescope malfunctions in a month
The planet-hunting Kepler space has become the third NASA space telescope to go into 'sleep mode' after Chandra and Hubble's gyroscopes malfunctioned earlier this month. Kepler, which is currently running low on fuel, has found over 2,500 'confirmed' exoplanets since its launch in 2009. NASA has claimed Chandra is now functional and a backup gyroscopeâ was switched on for Hubble.