NASA Solar Observatory

NASA launches rescue mission to save Swift space telescope

Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of low-Earth orbit.

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NASA Launches High-Risk Mission To Rescue Swift Space Telescope Before It Falls Back To Earth

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

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See it: Sun creates stunning 'solar fireworks show'

A strong X1.3 solar flare produced a striking red, white and blue display in imagery from the Solar Dynamics Observatory over ...

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Inside NASA’s daring race to save a doomed space telescope

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

Phys.org

NASA Solar Observatory sees coronal loops flicker before big flares

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of coronal loops above an active region on the sun in mid-January 2012. The image was taken in the 171 angstrom wavelength of extreme ...

Popular Mechanics

NASA Solar Observatory Tries to Play Weatherman With Our Star: Gallery

The $850 million Solar Dynamics Observatory may help scientists find the causes of solar weather events that disrupt technologies on Earth—while taking unprecedented high-resolution pictures of ...

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