Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it

September 4, 2026 · 2:52 pm 1 sources

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• Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it
  Phys.org · September 4, 2026 14:52
  A private spacecraft that was supposed to supply a lifeline to NASA's Swift Observatory managed to get close to the sinking telescope and even snap photos more than a week after the rescue was abandoned.