NASA's Hubble Space Telescope was expected to begin routine science operations tonight. The craft, unable to make observations since mid-November due to a broken pointing system, was fixed by astronauts last month. For the latest spaceflight news and features visit our sister-site, Spaceflight Now . European AstroFest Europe's premier space conference and exhibition returns to London on February 4th and 5th. See our AstroFest pages for full details.
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