NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
Swift’s Last Observation
https://www.technology.org/2026/10/26/nasa-swift-observatory-ends-science-mission/
After nearly 22 years in orbit, NASA has ended the Swift Observatory’s science mission. Astronomers relied on Swift to observe the changing universe, and its final observation marks the close of a mission that helped scientists track cosmic events over decades. What did Swift see during its last observation, and what does the end of its mission mean for astronomy? Take a look back at the observatory’s long run and the science it made possible.