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On February 9, the camera at the Chandra X-ray Observatory had a problem.

NASA claims to have found no problems with the spacecraft.

In 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched.

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After a power failure, NASA has temporarily shut down one of its storage telescopes' cameras. The Chandra X-ray Observatory's research activity has been terminated due to the shutdown of its camera eye, which has been examining the very hot parts of the Universe for nearly two decades. On February 9, the telescope's High-Resolution Camera (HRC) equipment had a power supply malfunction, according to the space agency. NASA experts are now investigating the issue and evaluating the best course of action to get the station back up and running as soon as feasible. According to NASA, no problems have been found with the spaceship, which is currently working correctly. The Chandra X-ray Observatory, which has been launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999, has provided scientists with a plethora of images and data that have helped them better comprehend and unravel the universe' myriad mysteries.

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'On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, daily observatory data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed a power supply issue in the satellite's High-Resolution Camera,' NASA reported this week. Engineers working on the mission have put the four research equipment in safe mode and suspended science activities, according to the statement. Meanwhile, the Director's Office of the Chandra X-ray Center tweeted that the Elevated Camera had been 'turned off after being identified in an abnormal situation.' The reason of the incident was also being probed, according to the notification. By early next week, scientists hope to begin operations with a separate device, the Enhanced CCD Imaging Spectrograph, or ACIS. It's not the first time the X-ray station has encountered a hitch. A separate abnormality caused the camera to stop operating in August 2020. The mission had previously encountered a snag owing to a gyroscope failure. On that instance, the telescope resumed regular operation after a week.