The Hubble Telescope, which was nearly lost this month due to old age and a faulty board, has resumed regular operations today. It has since sent back some photographs, including the gorgeous one above of a pair of galaxies. A mission to replace the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling unit(SIC&DH), the system with the faulty board, is planned for April of next year. Until then, Hubble will be sending images using backup systems.

The replacement SIC&DH will undergo extensive testing starting in mid-December. Unfortunately, it is being constructed out of the same hardware as the old version that has been giving scientists such trouble.