The Hubble Space Telescope's premier camera has shut down because of a hardware problem. NASA said the camera stopped working Tuesday. At 17:23 universal time, the Wide Field Camera 3 suspended operations due to a hardware problem. Hubble will continue to perform science with its other instruments while the Wide Field Camera 3 anomaly is investigated: https://t.co/ETEDYPwDtd —@NASAHubbleThis third incarnation of the wide field camera was installed by spacewalking astronauts in 2009. Last fall, Hubble stopped working altogether for three weeks because of a pointing problem.
Source: CBC News January 10, 2019 14:48 UTC