Mission to stop an observatory from falling to Earth fails — What’s next?
A mission to stop a space observatory from falling to Earth has failed — Here’s what happens next…
NASA Swift rescue mission spacecraft will bump telescope back into orbit
US space agency NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a…
Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
NASA is on a mission to lift its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory along with partners Katalyst Space and…
Inside One Startup’s Race To Rescue NASA’s Sinking Space Telescope
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, shown in this illustration, launched into Earth orbit in November 2004. NASA’s Goddard…
NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants
A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, suggests the explosions came…
NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit
NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 17, to preview the Katalyst…
NASA And Katalyst Space Technologies Are Soon To Launch A Robotic Spacecraft, With Hopes That It Can Catch A Vital Observatory Before It Falls Back Into Our Atmosphere
NASA Thanks to decades of hard work from scientists and engineers across the world, our little corner of…
NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site
A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy…
NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission’s Orbit
To drive the development of key space-based capabilities for the United States, NASA is exploring an opportunity to…