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NASA’s Swift telescope falls to Earth after nearly 22 years in space

After nearly 22 years of exploring the universe’s most violent explosions, NASA’s Swift Observatory has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over Indonesia. Originally designed to last just two years, the pioneering space telescope transformed our understanding of black holes, exploding stars, and mysterious cosmic outbursts.

ScienceDaily · EN

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is wobbly—scientists have a fix that could reveal new alien worlds

By modeling the James Webb Space Telescope’s tiny movements, a new technique can reveal up to 15 times fainter alien worlds

Scientific American · EN

NASA’s Swift telescope plunges back to Earth

The observatory had spent decades studying powerful cosmic explosions and was the target of an unsuccessful rescue mission earlier this year

Scientific American · EN

NASA’s Next Monster Telescope

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat's Head

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view reveals intricate structures within the Cat's Head Nebula, traced by the emission from warm dust and carbon-based molecules excited by starlight.

NASA Image of the Day · EN