NASA is launching a spacecraft to rendezvous with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and push it back into a stable orbit before it falls into Earth's atmosphere. The Swift telescope has been a critical tool for studying gamma-ray bursts and other cosmic phenomena for over two decades.
NBC News · Tuesday, 30 June 2026
The agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is at risk of falling into the atmosphere. A spacecraft set to launch Wednesday is tasked with pushing the satellite back into a stable orbit.
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