One of my favorite NASA astrophysical missions, Swift — which scans the skies looking for ridiculously powerful gamma-ray bursts — is in danger of burning up as its orbit lowers.
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One of my favorite NASA astrophysical missions, Swift — which scans the skies looking for ridiculously powerful gamma-ray bursts — is in danger of burning up as its orbit lowers. NASA is looking into raising the orbit, but is there time?
Extending the life of NASA’s Swift mission by boosting its orbit
The iconic mission may burn up if we don’t give it a lift. Plus: light pollution is affecting birds’ days
Bad Astronomy Newsletter (badastronomy.beehiiv.com)
