NASA’s Swift Observatory performed its final observation on Oct. 20 and is slated to re‑enter Earth’s atmosphere within weeks, ending a 20‑year mission that reshaped high‑energy astronomy.
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NASA announced the end of the Swift observatory after a private rescue attempt by Katalyst Space fell short, leaving the aging telescope to re‑enter Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA is investing $30 million in a novel rescue mission to extend the life of the nearly 22-year-old Swift Observatory, an instrument crucial for detecting gamma-ray bursts.
NASA is undertaking an unprecedented mission to save its Swift space observatory from deorbiting by using a novel spacecraft to boost it into a higher orbit.