NASA’s Swift Observatory faces fiery end after failed rescue
The Swift Observatory is approaching the end of its mission after a failed attempt to rescue the NASA spacecraft. Rather than continuing to operate, it is expected to meet a fiery fate.
Swift was designed to study powerful outbursts, including gamma-ray bursts, and rapidly contributed to a wide range of discoveries. Its inability to be rescued marks the end of a productive scientific career built around investigating some of the universe’s most energetic events.