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https://www.europesays.com/ie/710807/ NASA Highlights Lessons Learned From Swift Boost Mission #astrophysics #BlackHoles #Éire #Galaxies #GammaRays #GammaRayBursts #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #IE #Ireland #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #Space #SwiftBoostMission #TheUniverse #WallopsFlightFacility

NASA Highlights Lessons Learned From Swift Boost Mission

A commercial mission to boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory concluded without raising the spacecraft’s orbit, but the…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Astrophysics #AU #Australia #BlackHoles #galaxies #GammaRays #gamma-raybursts #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #SwiftBoostMission #TheUniverse #WallopsFlightFacility
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/908935/

Joint Observations with Swift removed from IXPE GO Cycle 4 https://www.byteseu.com/2348627/ #Astrophysics #IXPE(ImagingXRayPolarimetryExplorer) #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #ResearchOpportunitiesInSpaceAndEarthSciences(ROSES) #Science #ScienceMissionDirectorate

Commercial Spacecraft for NASA’s Swift Boost Continues Tech Demo

This week, Katalyst Space conducted in-space tests and maneuvers to exercise the capabilities of its robotic servicing spacecraft, LINK.  NASA and Katalyst scaled back a mission that would…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #astrophysics #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Robotics #science #SwiftBoostMission #technology #TheUniverse #unitedstatesofamerica
https://www.europesays.com/3233021/

https://www.europesays.com/3233021/ Commercial Spacecraft for NASA’s Swift Boost Continues Tech Demo  #america #astrophysics #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Robotics #science #SwiftBoostMission #technology #TheUniverse #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA

Mission to stop an observatory from falling to Earth fails — What’s next?

A mission to stop a space observatory from falling to Earth has failed —…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #Atmosphere #AU #Australia #Earth #failed #failure #Katalyst #KatalystSpaceTechnologies #lesson #LINK #mission #mmnd #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Observatory #Orbit #PegasusXL #rendezvous #Satellite #Space #spaceobservatory #Stargazer #statementwednesday #Swift #way #what'snext
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/862360/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/646214/ NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission #Éire #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #IE #Ireland #Missions #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #Space #SwiftBoostMission

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1157970/ NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Missions #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #Space #SwiftBoostMission #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/ie/620910/ NASA’s mission to save the Swift telescope experiences a major setback #Éire #IE #Ireland #Katalyst #nasa #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #RoboticSpacecraft #Science

https://www.europesays.com/ie/607633/ NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star #&BlackHolesResearch #astrophysics #BlackHoles #Éire #Galaxies #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #IE #Ireland #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #Science&Research #Space #stars #SupermassiveBlackHoles #TheUniverse

Orbital Lifesaver: Katalyst’s Bold Rescue Mission

On Thursday, Arizona-based startup Katalyst, in collaboration with NASA, launched a pivotal mission from the Pacific aimed at…
#Environment #Katalyst #link #nasa #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Orbit #orbitalrescue #spacemission #SpaceRace #SPACECRAFT #technology
https://www.europesays.com/3109814/

https://www.europesays.com/3109814/ Orbital Lifesaver: Katalyst’s Bold Rescue Mission #Environment #Katalyst #link #nasa #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Orbit #OrbitalRescue #SpaceMission #SpaceRace #SPACECRAFT #technology

#NASA:
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Teams have successfully established communications with Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK, which is designed to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude.
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/teams-make-contact-with-spacecraft-set-to-boost-nasas-swift/

3.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Mission To Boost NASA’s Swift Launches From Marshall Islands
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"LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft built by Katalyst Space, launched into orbit on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, which was deployed by the company’s Stargazer, a modified L-1011 aircraft, .."

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/mission-to-boost-nasas-swift-launches-from-marshall-islands/

3.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

Mission To Boost NASA’s Swift Launches From Marshall Islands https://www.byteseu.com/2162314/ #Astrophysics #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Robotics #Science #SwiftBoostMission #TheUniverse #WallopsFlightFacility

#NASA:
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Launch of Swift Boost Mission Delayed, Teams Reviewing Data

.. launch of .. LINK on .. Pegasus XL rocket .. was postponed Thursday. After takeoff of the L-1011 aircraft carrying the Pegasus XL, a launch vehicle issue temporarily prevented teams from deploying the rocket. ..
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/02/launch-of-swift-boost-mission-delayed-teams-reviewing-data/

2.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Launch of Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Scrubs Due to Weather

The launch of Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK .., was postponed Tuesday due to unfavorable weather .. next launch attempt is targeted for no earlier than Wednesday, July 1, at 9:43 p.m. UTC+12, ..
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/06/30/launch-of-mission-to-boost-nasas-swift-scrubs-due-to-weather/

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

If they can save the Swift Observatory then maybe they can save the ISS?

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/nasa-to-launch-ambitious-mission-to-save-a-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere

#Space #SwiftBoost #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory

#NASA:
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Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
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".. mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 30, 6:23 a.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, .."

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/swift-boost-mission/partners-nasa-ready-for-june-launch-of-swift-boost-mission/

26.6.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

NASA Swift rescue mission spacecraft will bump telescope back into orbit

US space agency NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #hubbletelescope #KatalystSpace #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Space #SpaceExploration #Telescopes
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/766945/

Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission

NASA is on a mission to lift its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory along with partners Katalyst Space and…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Astrophysics #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Robotics #SwiftBoostMission #TheUniverse #WallopsFlightFacility
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/729611/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1052485/ Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission #Astrophysics #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Robotics #Science #Space #SwiftBoostMission #TheUniverse #UK #UnitedKingdom #WallopsFlightFacility

Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission

NASA is on a mission to lift its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory along with partners Katalyst Space and…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Astrophysics #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Robotics #Science #SwiftBoostMission #TheUniverse #UK #UnitedKingdom #WallopsFlightFacility
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/659886/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/555634/ Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission #astrophysics #Éire #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #IE #Ireland #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Robotics #Science #SwiftBoostMission #TheUniverse #WallopsFlightFacility

https://www.europesays.com/ie/546518/ Inside One Startup’s Race To Rescue NASA’s Sinking Space Telescope #Éire #IE #Ireland #KatalystSpace #KwajaleinAtollLaunch #LINKSpacecraft #NASASwiftObservatory #NASATelescopeRescue #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #PegasusXLRocket #RoboticSpacecraft #SatelliteServicing #Science #SwiftReboostMission

https://www.europesays.com/3078072/ Inside One Startup’s Race To Rescue NASA’s Sinking Space Telescope #KatalystSpace #KwajaleinAtollLaunch #LINKSpacecraft #NASASwiftObservatory #NASATelescopeRescue #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #PegasusXLRocket #RoboticSpacecraft #SatelliteServicing #space #SwiftReboostMission

NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants

A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, suggests the explosions came…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Astrophysics #AU #Australia #Cosmicrays #FermiGamma-RaySpaceTelescope #GammaRays #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #infraredlight #Nebulae #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #stars #SupernovaRemnants #supernovae #TheUniverse #ultravioletlight #X-rayastronomy
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/742891/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1032979/ NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants #Astrophysics #CosmicRays #FermiGammaRaySpaceTelescope #GammaRays #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #InfraredLight #Nebulae #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #Space #Stars #SupernovaRemnants #SuperNovae #TheUniverse #UK #UltravioletLight #UnitedKingdom #XRayAstronomy

NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants

A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, sugg…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Astrophysics #cosmicrays #FermiGamma-RaySpaceTelescope #gammarays #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #infraredlight #Nebulae #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #stars #SupernovaRemnants #Supernovae #TheUniverse #ultravioletlight #X-rayAstronomy
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/709949/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/540227/ NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants #astrophysics #CosmicRays #Éire #FermiGammaRaySpaceTelescope #GammaRays #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #IE #InfraredLight #Ireland #Nebulae #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #Space #stars #SupernovaRemnants #Supernovae #TheUniverse #UltravioletLight #XRayAstronomy

NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit

NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 17, to preview the Katalyst…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #AstrophysicsDivision #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #ScienceMissionDirectorate #SwiftBoostMission
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/698326/

NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit

NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 17, to preview the Katalyst…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #AstrophysicsDivision #AU #Australia #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #ScienceMissionDirectorate #SwiftBoostMission
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/730043/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/530006/ NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit #AstrophysicsDivision #Éire #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #IE #Ireland #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Science #ScienceMissionDirectorate #SwiftBoostMission

NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site

A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Astrophysics #AU #Australia #ChandraX-RayObservatory #FermiGamma-RaySpaceTelescope #gamma-raybursts #HubbleSpaceTelescope #MarshallAstrophysics #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NeutronStars #Science #TheUniverse
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/531984/

NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasa-discovers-crash-of-extreme-stars-in-unexpected-site/ #NASA #ChandraXRayObservatory #Astrophysics #FermiGammaRaySpaceTelescope #GammaRayBursts #HubbleSpaceTelescope #MarshallAstrophysics #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NeutronStars #TheUniverse

#NASA:
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NASA’s Swift Mission Transitions Ops to Prep for Orbit Boost
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"On Feb. 11, .. Swift .. temporarily suspended most science operations in an effort to reduce atmospheric drag and slow the .. orbital decay. .. keep the spacecraft in an orientation that minimizes drag effects, extending its time in orbit in anticipation of a reboost mission."

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/02/11/nasas-swift-mission-transitions-ops-to-prep-for-orbit-boost/

11.2.2026

#NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #Raumfahrt #ReboostMission #SpaceFlight #Swift #Weltraumteleskop #USA

NASA IXPE’s Longest Observation Solves Black Hole Jets Mystery https://www.nasa.gov/missions/ixpe/nasa-ixpes-longest-observation-solves-black-hole-jets-mystery/ #NASA #IXPEImagingXRayPolarimetryExplorer #Astrophysics #ChandraXRayObservatory #Galaxies #GalaxyClusters #MarshallAstrophysics #MarshallScienceProjects #MarshallScienceResearchProjects #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #TheUniverse

NASA Awards Company to Attempt Swift Spacecraft Orbit Boost https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-company-to-attempt-swift-spacecraft-orbit-boost/ #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Missions #NASAHeadquarters #SBIR #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate

NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission’s Orbit https://www.nasa.gov/missions/swift/nasa-explores-industry-possibilities-to-raise-swift-missions-orbit/ #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #AstrophysicsDivision #GammaRays #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter

3 Black Holes Caught Eating Massive Stars in NASA Data https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/astrophysics/3-black-holes-caught-eating-massive-stars-in-nasa-data/ #NASA #Astrophysics #BlackHoles #Gaia #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #JetPropulsionLaboratory #NancyGraceRomanSpaceTelescope #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NEOWISE #TheUniverse #WISEWideFieldInfraredSurveyExplorer

Astronomers Catch Unprecedented Features at Brink of Active Black Hole https://science.nasa.gov/universe/black-holes/supermassive-black-holes/astronomers-catch-unprecedented-features-at-brink-of-active-black-hole/ #NASA #ActiveGalaxies #Astrophysics #BlackHoles #GalaxiesStarsBlackHoles #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JetPropulsionLaboratory #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NICERNeutronStarInteriorCompositionExplorer #NuSTARNuclearSpectroscopicTelescopeArray #SupermassiveBlackHoles #TheUniverse

Ring Around Tabby’s Star https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/ring-around-tabbys-star/ #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #Stars

NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/nasas-swift-reaches-20th-anniversary-in-improved-pointing-mode/ #NASA #Astrophysics #GammaRayBursts #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #TheUniverse

NASA’s Swift Studies Gas-Churning Monster Black Holes https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/nasas-swift-studies-gas-churning-monster-black-holes/ #NASA #Astrophysics #BlackHoles #GalaxiesStarsBlackHoles #GalaxiesStarsBlackHolesResearch #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #ScienceResearch #SupermassiveBlackHoles #TheUniverse

Tyler Parsotan Takes a Long Look at the Transient Universe with NASA’s Swift https://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/goddard-people/tyler-parsotan-takes-a-long-look-at-the-transient-universe-with-nasas-swift/ #NASA #PeopleOfGoddard #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #PeopleOfNASA

Astronomers Uncover New Details in the Brightest Gamma Ray Burst Ever Detected https://www.universetoday.com/167943/astronomers-uncover-new-details-in-the-brightest-gamma-ray-burst-ever-detected/ #fermigamma-rayspacetelescope #neilgehrelsswiftobservatory #brightestgammarayburst #gammaraybursts #annihilation #anti-matter #astronomy #positrons #gammaray #science

NASA schort activiteiten Swift gammastralingstelescoop op

NASA heeft officieel de wetenschappelijke waarnemingen met de Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory opgeschort. Maar er is geen reden voor paniek.

https://www.kuuke.nl/nasa-schort-activiteiten-swift-gammastralingstelescoop-op/

#GammaRayBursts #gammastraling #GRB #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #swift

NASA’s Swift Temporarily Suspends Science Operations https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/nasas-swift-temporarily-suspends-science-operations/ #NASA #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory

Very cool: Detecting events <2 seconds apart after their signals travelled 130 million years.

* Article from 2017

https://social.beachcom.org/@nasa/111880584297790644
[email protected] - When Dead Stars Collide! https://science.nasa.gov/universe/when-dead-stars-collide/ #NASA #Astrophysics #BlackHoles #ChandraXRayObservatory #FermiGammaRaySpaceTelescope #GalaxiesStarsBlackHoles #GravitationalWaves #HubbleSpaceTelescope #LaserInterferometerGravitationalWaveObservatoryLIGO #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NeutronStars

When Dead Stars Collide! https://science.nasa.gov/universe/when-dead-stars-collide/ #NASA #Astrophysics #BlackHoles #ChandraXRayObservatory #FermiGammaRaySpaceTelescope #GalaxiesStarsBlackHoles #GravitationalWaves #HubbleSpaceTelescope #LaserInterferometerGravitationalWaveObservatoryLIGO #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NeutronStars

How NASA Chases and Investigates Bright Cosmic Blips https://science.nasa.gov/directorates/smd/astrophysics-division/how-nasa-chases-and-investigates-bright-cosmic-blips/ #NASA #AstrophysicsDivision #FermiGammaRaySpaceTelescope #GammaRayBursts #GravitationalWaves #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #LaserInterferometerGravitationalWaveObservatoryLIGO #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory