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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...