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Published online 22 October 2008 | Nature 455, 1021 (2008) | doi:10.1038/4551021b

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Computer failure leaves Hubble in limbo

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  • Such failures are to be expected in cutting edge technology. Hopefully astronomers will use this down time to study the mass/energy relationships in the 3,000 data points that represent every atom in the visible universe. [ http://www.omatumr.com/Data/2000Data.htm] They will see for themselves that repulsive interactions between neutrons power the Sun and the cosmos [Journal of Fusion Energy 25 (2006) pp. 107-114 http://arxiv.org/pdf/nucl-th/0511051v1]. With kind regards, Oliver K. Manuel, http://myprofile.cos.com/manuelo09

    • 22 Oct, 2008
    • Posted by: O M

  • Could Gamma-ray bursts be causing this?

    • 23 Oct, 2008
    • Posted by: Enrique Díaz

  • Hopefully, there won't be such problems when the James Webb Space Telescope goes up, as this will be out of reach of the space shuttle.

    • 24 Oct, 2008
    • Posted by: Richard Fong