
NASA working to resolve computer glitch, return Hubble Space Telescope to service
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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, engineers are confident they'll have it back up and running soon.
"Hubble is arguably the most important asset in the NASA's astrophysics portfolio, and it's been doing world-breaking science for over 30 years now," Paul Hertz, director of astrophysics at NASA Headquarters, said Wednesday. "And we're counting on it operating for many years more." The problem cropped up June 13 when the telescope's instrument-overseer payload computer suddenly stopped working. That triggered protective "safe mode" software that halted operations and effectively put the telescope in a state of electronic hibernation pending analysis on the ground.
Merryl Hoffman knew she was taking good care of her heart. The 63-year-old attorney didn't smoke or drink, and she was an avid hiker who used to run marathons and other distance races. In her 40s, she had been diagnosed with a leaky mitral valve and underwent surgery to repair it. Every year since, she has seen a cardiologist to check her heart and its function. The reports always came back clear.

FDA to "review the latest data" on mifepristone. What could it mean for access to the abortion pill?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary "to review the latest data on mifepristone," raising questions about the drug commonly referred to as the abortion pill.