NASA's Swift mission will soon meet a fiery end, after more than two decades of ground-breaking science. Swift reenters Earth's atmosphere, ending its mission.
NASA's Swift mission will soon meet a fiery end, after more than two decades of ground-breaking science. Swift reenters Earth's atmosphere, ending its mission.
Swift was designed to study supernovae and other high-energy events in space. The mission made several important discoveries.
Swift's scientific legacy made significant contributions to space science. Future missions will benefit from Swift's discoveries, guiding new research.
Four participants in NASA's Mars habitat simulation emerged on October 31, 2026, after completing a yearlong test. The mission evaluated the challenges and conditions astronauts might face during future human visits to Mars.
CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon installed a new roll-out solar array during an October 29, 2026 spacewalk. The International Space Station was soaring 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean during the operation.
Teachers collaborating with NASA HEAT educators and scientists developed heliophysics lesson plans for grades 5-12. Piloted during the 2022-2023 school year, the curricula focus on the Sun as a natural system.
Chip resistors used in NASA projects rarely experience alumina substrate cracking. Two instances of cracking were observed after thermal cycling and vibration, with fractures occurring across the short axis.
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