NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is back to studying the universe, even as the aging spacecraft continues to lose altitude and a planned mission to raise its orbit has been scaled back. Two of Swift’s three science instruments are operating again after months of conservation measures designed to reduce atmospheric drag and keep the observatory [...]
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory resumes its scientific operations after months of inactivity, even facing the gradual loss of altitude. The mission, which aims to extend the telescope's useful life, was...