Show HN: NASA's Swift telescope's 22 years in orbit, rebuilt from its archive
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- Nov 6, 2026
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Show HN: NASA's Swift telescope's 22 years in orbit, rebuilt from its archive was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 37 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #15 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 14:20 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 15:50 UTC.
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The site is much more that what I want to mention here but - the globe animation is the best I have seen in my life. It's absolutely stunning!!
Evil project disguised as astronomy. 99% of any neutrino based research is in reality aimed towards winning nuclear wars: nuclear submarine neutrino based communications at any depth and distance, and neutrino based navigation for submarines.
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Is Show HN: NASA's Swift telescope's 22 years in orbit, rebuilt from its archive trending on Show HN right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 15:50 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: NASA's Swift telescope's 22 years in orbit, rebuilt from its archive reached?
#15 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 7, 14:20 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Show HN: NASA's Swift telescope's 22 years in orbit, rebuilt from its archive been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (37 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
3 points and 2 comments; submitted by mrroryflint on Nov 6, 2026.