NASA allows public to send names on Dragonfly mission to Titan

NASA allows public to send names on Dragonfly mission to Titan

“NASA’s Dragonfly mission will simply blow your mind,” Nicky Fox, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, said in an announcement reported by FOX Weather. Space enthusiasts now have a chance to send their names nearly a billion miles away aboard NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly rotorcraft bound for Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Participants … Read more

NASA’s Neil Gehrel’s Swift Telescopes to Reenter Earth’s Atmosphere

NASA's Neil Gehrel's Swift Telescopes to Reenter Earth's Atmosphere

22-Year Mission Ends as NASA’s Swift Observatory Plummets Toward Earth NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which observed more than 2,000 gamma-ray bursts over 22 years, will reenter Earth’s atmosphere in the next few weeks after failing to maintain its orbit, NASA reported. The telescope, launched in 2004, now orbits less than 171 miles above Earth’s … Read more