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How Nasa is trying to save its space telescope from falling back to Earth

For more than two decades, Nasa’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has served as one of the world’s most important space telescopes for studying some of the universe’s most violent and short-lived event...

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

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NASA prepares daring robot mission to rescue aging Swift satellite

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NASA attempts first-of-its-kind mission to extend life of aging Swift satellite

NASA is launching a first-of-its-kind mission to save the aging Swift satellite from falling back to Earth.

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Mission underway to save aging NASA satellite in space

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A first-of-its-kind satellite will try to grab and reboost a NASA telescope it was never built to service

NASA has committed $30 million to a small company called Katalyst Space Technologies to build and fly a robotic spacecraft that will chase down, grab, and push the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory into a higher orbit.

This satellite is falling towards Earth, so scientists hatched a plan to give it a lil' push

NASA and the commercial company Katalyst Space have concocted a plan to stop a powerful astrophysics satellite from hurtling towards Earth and burning up in the atmosphere.