A refrigerator-size spacecraft will try to grab onto Swift and nudge it to a higher orbit, enabling it to continue observing powerful cosmic explosions.
If successful, the mission could serve as a blueprint for future efforts to repair, refuel or reposition satellites in orbit.
A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of ...
NASA unveiled four patriotic-colored images of the cosmos to celebrate America's 250th birthday, revealing everything from an ...
NASA is ringing in the country’s 250th anniversary with a collection of Fourth of July themed images and videos highlighting ...
NASA is preparing a robotic rescue mission to boost the falling Swift telescope, test satellite servicing, and avoid a costly ...
Rubin Observatory LSST launched June 30, 2026, unleashing a nightly 7-million-alert sky survey powered by SLAC’s 60-second ...
After a year of testing, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has started capturing data as part of the much-anticipated ...
The biggest and best movie of the universe began production this week—at the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, rather ...
A revolutionary rapid-response system has allowed astronomers to observe a gamma-ray burst at millimeter and submillimeter ...
The Mysterious Glow at the Center of Our Galaxy For years, scientists have marveled at the enigmatic gamma-ray glow emanating from the center of the Milky Way. This persistent radiance has puzzled ...