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For decades, astronomers have pictured galaxies and their central black holes growing together. In the familiar story, a young galaxy forms first. Gas gathers. Stars ignite. Somewhere near the crowded ...

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The Milky Way’s farthest spiral arms have long been sketched more from motion than measurement. Now three violent explosions ...

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The agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is at risk of falling into the atmosphere. A spacecraft set to launch Wednesday is tasked with pushing the satellite back into a stable orbit.

The agency has partnered with startup Katalyst Space Technologies to launch a robotic spacecraft that will capture the Swift Observatory, lift it into a higher orbit and extend its scientific life.