The freshly launched observatory encountered a navigation issue that jeopardized its entire mission, but a software patch rectified its cosmic orientation.
Despite a rough start to its six year mission, the Euclid space telescope is ending its commissioning phase on a high after finally being able to find its guide stars again. Thanks to a clever software patch, issues with the telescope’s Fine Guidance Sensor have been resolved and it is now ready to undergo its final testing in full-on science mode, the European Space Agency recently announced.
The above image is a result of Euclid failing to lock into place while observing a field of stars. Instead, the dizzying image shows swirls of star trails as the telescope tried to focus on its target. The team on the ground designed a software patch to be installed on Euclid.
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