NASA Puts 21-Year-Old Spacecraft on Pause to Keep It From Crashing Into Earth

To avoid Swift being dragged down low enough to hit Earth’s atmosphere, NASA tapped an Arizona-based startup to launch a ...
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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory transitions operations to reduce orbital drag

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory temporarily halts science operations to reduce orbital drag, preparing for a commercial reboost mission with Katalyst Space Technologies.
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NASA pauses most Swift science ops to buy time for reboost mission

Anticipated summer launch is cutting it fine NASA has ended most science operations on its Swift observatory to keep the ...
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OTD in Space – February 11: NASA Launches Solar Dynamics Observatory

On February 11, 2010, NASA launched a spacecraft to study the inner workings of the sun. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series ...
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Feb. 11, 2010: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory launches

The first mission in NASA's Living With a Star program, a slate of projects focused around understanding solar variability, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) launched Feb. 11, 2010. The spacecraft ...
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NASA brands future Earth science missions as Earth System Observatory

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) under development will serve as a pathfinder for one element of the Earth System Observatory suite of missions announced by NASA May 24. Credit: NASA/JPL ...
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Volunteer-run CT observatory is part of a NASA mission to track asteroids and comets

The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.
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NASA observatory put into safe mode after potential fault

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is in safe mode to allow the mission team to investigate the issue. On the evening of January 18th, the Swift observatory temporarily halted its science ...
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NASA's Swift Observatory may have suffered an attitude control failure

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has run into difficulties after 17 years of largely smooth service. The orbiting explorer has entered safe mode after detecting a "possible failure" in one of the ...
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NASA pushes ahead with Earth System Observatory despite uncertain budgets

WASHINGTON — NASA is making progress on a multibillion-dollar series of Earth science missions amid uncertainty about their funding for the next year. In town hall sessions at the Fall Meeting of the ...
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NASA releases never-seen-before images of Peacock galaxy 25 years after launch of Chandra X-ray Observatory

NASA is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Chandra X-ray Observatory launch by sharing never-before-seen photos of the largest known spiral galaxy in the universe. The Chandra X-ray observatory ...
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NASA Earth Observatory's 'Most Breathtaking Photos' of June 2022!

Since its founding in 1999, NASA Earth Observatory has been documenting our world's beauties, oddities, and intricate intricacies. It provides access to pictures taken by astronauts aboard the ...