LEGO Icons Commemorates the Hubble Space Telescope as a 1,252-Piece Display

The set recreates the observatory's internal optics, posable solar arrays, and opening aperture door across a 15-inch ...

Distant exoplanets may be hiding water beyond Webb Telescope's reach, study finds

The planets that appear most common in the universe could have a lot of water—but it could be hiding where telescopes can't ...

NASA’s risky bid to save Swift telescope before solar drag pulls it into Earth's atmosphere

NASA is preparing for a rescue that sounds more like a stunt than routine mission control: send a robot into orbit, find an aging telescope that was never built to be serviced, grab it with three ...

New Mexico residents push to save nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory

The National Science Foundation announced its plans to demolish the site.
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NASA launches Swift Boost mission to rescue space telescope

NASA successfully launched its mission to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory on July 3, just over nine months after ...

NASA prepares to launch daring rescue to save aging telescope from falling to Earth

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

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 ...
The Journal

New Mexico residents push to save nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory as demolition nears

A coalition of New Mexico residents are pushing to save the nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory in the Sacramento Mountains near Alamogordo, after the National Science Foundation announced ...

NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit

NASA on Tuesday plans to launch a mission to save its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. A spacecraft is expected to push the telescope into a stable orbit so it doesn’t fall into the atmosphere.
The Next Web

NASA hired a startup to catch its falling telescope

The NASA Swift telescope rescue sends a robotic spacecraft to grab the falling observatory and boost its orbit, a first-of-its-kind $30M mission.
Scientific American

NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope

LINK’s mission is to rescue one of the most scientifically productive astronomical facilities in operation: NASA’s Neil ...
NBC Los Angeles

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

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 planned launch of a ...