NASA sends robot into orbit to stop telescope crashing to Earth

Swift has been circling Earth for 21 years. Without a rescue mission assembled in just nine months, it would burn up by ...

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope falling back to Earth

NASA launched a mission on Friday, local time, to try to prevent one of its aging telescopes from burning up in the ...

As drone shows become more accessible, fireworks are fading

Fireworks have always been a familiar sight at theme parks, and the sounds of their explosions are often an indications that ...
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A buzz above: How drones are rewiring the Fourth of July

From replacing fireworks shows to patrolling neighborhood and forest skies, drones are playing a larger role in summer holidays.
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NASA Launches Swift Rescue Mission – It’s Success Could Reshape Space Defense

Inside This Report A three-armed robotic spacecraft named LINK launched Friday to chase down, capture and re-boost NASA's sinking Swift Observatory - one of the most difficult satellite-rescue ...
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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope falling to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of ...
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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

A three-armed spacecraft is rushing to the rescue of a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop ...
Science Daily

Citizen scientists spot rare exploding star in real-time

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing astronomers to identify the exploding cataclysmic variable GOTO0650 within ...