NASA's Swift Observatory is in peril. A last minute mission to save it could make spaceflight history. Here's everything to know.

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Launched in 2004, Nasa's Swift Observatory was originally designed as a 2-year mission to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe.

NASA is preparing to launch a daring mission to save a precious space telescope from plunging back to Earth.

Students and faculty at BYU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy understand the value of the stars, and they dedicate their livelihoods to uncovering the mysteries of a vast and vibrant universe. Few ...

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A high-stakes mission to save NASA's Swift Observatory from a fiery end has relied on Arizona. Here's an inside look ahead of a June 2026 launch.

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After Santa delivered big trouble to Lick Observatory — the iconic astronomy complex atop Mount Hamilton east of San Jose where ferocious winds early Christmas morning blasted open the steel dome ...