NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope Inside the quest to rescue NASA’s aging Swift observatory By Anna Y. Q.

NASA is attempting a risky maneuver to raise the Swift Observatory's orbit before it falls to Earth in 2025, as the telescope, launched in 2004 to study gamma-…

NASA and Northrop Grumman will launch the Swift Boost Mission on June 30 to raise the Swift observatory's orbit by 30 miles, extending its operational life by …

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant – seen in this June 11, 2026, image – in an intriguing neighbo…

The Swift Boost rescue mission will soon head to space. The NASA Swift Boost mission is on track to launch later this month to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift O…