A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.

A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.

A refrigerator-size spacecraft will try to grab onto Swift and nudge it to a higher orbit, enabling it to continue observing powerful cosmic explosions.

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If successful, the mission could serve as a blueprint for future efforts to repair, refuel or reposition satellites in orbit.

If all goes well, the telescope could be back scanning the cosmos by September.

This week Ars hosted a live discussion with two space industry experts about the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion of ...

A private rocket mission aims to boost NASA’s Swift telescope before its orbit decays, extending its hunt for gamma-ray ...

Without a rescue mission, NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, will ...

NASA's Swift Observatory is in peril. A last minute mission to save it could make spaceflight history. Here's everything to ...

Nearly a month has passed since the New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad in Florida, creating a massive fireball. It ...

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