A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA plans a mission to rescue it

NASA plans to mount a daring mission to stave off the destruction of the Swift Observatory, which has been falling back to ...
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NASA is racing to save a telescope before it falls to Earth

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been hunting gamma-ray bursts from orbit since 2004. But atmospheric drag is now ...

NASA tracking 130ft plane-sized asteroid approaching Earth tomorrow

The rock is hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood at a zippy 8,768 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
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See a stunning view of the southern lights dancing across the Earth captured by a NASA astronaut

A trail of glowing green lights dances in a wavy pattern as it stretches across the Earth, putting on a spectacular show for ...

Inside NASA's daring mission to rescue a falling space telescope

NASA intends to rescue the Swift Observatory, which is falling back to Earth more than 20 years after launching to space from ...

NASA spots an "airplane-sized asteroid" heading towards Earth on June 18; Is this a 'danger'?

NASA says asteroid 2003 LN6, about 130 feet wide, will make a close approach to Earth on June 18, 2026. Here's how close it ...

Keynote: How NASA is Revolutionizing Space Communications to Fuel the New Lunar Economy

Discover how NASA is transforming space communications into a profitable market. Read Kevin Coggins’ blueprint for commercial ...

NASA astronaut captures stunning southern lights ‘dancing like snakes’ across Earth from space

For most people, the Southern Lights are a rare spectacle glimpsed from remote corners of the Southern Hemisphere. For ...
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Stunning Video of the Southern Lights Dancing Across the Earth Captured by a NASA Astronaut–WATCH

The Aurora Australis occurs when large amounts of charged particles expelled by our Sun strike the Earth's magnetosphere.

First Artemis III engine arrives at Kennedy Space Center as NASA prepares for next moon mission

The first of four RS-25 engines that will power NASA’s Artemis III mission has arrived inside the Vehicle Assembly Building ...
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Race against reentry: The wild plan to save a decaying NASA spacecraft

In a historic first, Northrop Grumman is set to launch a rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope from plunging into the Earth's atmosphere using a service robot to capture the stricken craft and ...

NASA has a plan to rescue a spacecraft

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (WAVY) — Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket, mounted underneath the Stargazer aircraft, is the last L1011 ...