Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process Nasa’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, burning up in the process.…
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- 03 November 2026 · 19:50 UTC
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