A storied NASA observatory could be weeks away from falling to Earth after failed rescue attempt

A daring mission failed to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope, and the nearly 22-year-old observatory will soon burn up in Earth’s ...
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NASA sends a new balloon mission above Earth to test technology for future space exploration

NASA has launched a new scientific balloon mission from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, carrying experimental technologies designed ...
New York Post

NASA rushes to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with $30 million rescue mission

CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the ...
USA Today

NASA's bid to save a prized space telescope takes an alarming turn

A commercial spacecraft sent to boost the telescope is spinning uncontrollably and has only sporadic communication with Earth. The Swift Observatory is falling back to Earth and NASA has only a short ...

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Captures Patagonia Icefields From Space, Calls It "Earth Art"

The photograph focuses on the topography of the Northern Patagonia Icefields as seen from space.
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Astronaut’s ‘Purple Haze’ photograph of aurora kissing the Earth's curvature is simply jaw-dropping

255 miles above Earth, from a vantage point on the International Space Station, a NASA astronaut captured an incredible green-and-purple aurora tracing Earth’s curvature ...