Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of ...

NASA prepares to launch daring rescue to save aging telescope from falling to Earth

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

Inside NASA’s daring race to save a doomed space telescope

NASA's Swift Observatory is in peril. A last minute mission to save it could make spaceflight history. Here's everything to know.
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Nasa observatory falling towards Earth. There is a plan to push it away

Nasa's 1.4-ton Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is slowly falling towards Earth's atmosphere, and race is on to ensure it is pushed farther away. Nasa has unveiled plans to extend the life of the Neil ...

A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA plans a mission to rescue it

NASA plans to mount a daring mission to stave off the destruction of the Swift Observatory, which has been falling back to Earth. Here's how.

NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit

NASA on Tuesday plans to launch a mission to save its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. A spacecraft is expected to push the telescope into a stable orbit so it doesn’t fall into the atmosphere.

NASA will conduct daring rescue mission to reposition telescope sinking into Earth's atmosphere

NASA officials and partners are trying to make history by repositioning the Swift telescope, which is actively sinking into ...

NASA’s daring mission to save a telescope from falling down to Earth

NASA’s daring mission to save its Swift Observatory from falling down to Earth - And the Hubble Space Telescope could be next ...

NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth

The mission came together in just nine months. The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have ...

NASA swift telescope rescue mission: Link spacecraft launched to save ageing observatory from falling back to Earth

NASA has launched the LINK spacecraft to rescue the ageing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The mission aims to dock with the ...
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A Year in Orbit: The 12 Most Stunning NASA Satellite Images of 2025

NASA's Earth-observing satellites captured 12 significant events in 2025, revealing the planet's dynamic systems, from the Palisades fire burn scar in Los Angeles to the aftermath of a glacier ...