Astrophysicist explains 'ambitious' mission to save NASA telescope | ABC NEWS

NASA is set to attempt a daring mission to save one of its space telescopes as it sinks back to Earth.
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory detects gamma-ray bursts and monitors their afterglows, and has contributed valuable data to thousands of publications over the years.
Astrophysicist Dr Sara Webb gives a play-by-play of the "excitingly ambitious" mission to bump the telescope back into orbit.
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