The Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, has been falling back to Earth due to recent higher-than-usual solar activity.

NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere.

Ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA gaat een ruimtetelescoop proberen opnieuw omhoog te tillen. De Swift Observatory is namelijk langzaam aan het neerstorten. De reddingsactie moet ervoor…

And the Hubble Space Telescope could be next

The Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, has been falling back to Earth due to recent higher-than-usual solar activity.