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NASA space telescope crashes back to Earth after two decades exploring explosions across the universe

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday 4 November 2026

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NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions

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NASA's Swift telescope faces final countdown with fiery return to Earth imminent

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NASA's 22-Year-Old Swift Satellite Telescope Falls From Orbit in Fiery Finale

NASA's Swift satellite telescope, which spent two ⁠decades ⁠studying the most powerful known blasts ⁠of energy in the cosmos, tumbled out of orbit as expected on Wednesday and burned up in Earth's at...

Houston Chronicle · 1d

NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite

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Aging NASA telescope crashing to Earth after rescue mission fails

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NASA Space Telescope Plunges to Earth After Two Decades Studying Cosmic Explosions

The Swift Observatory’s demise came less than three months after a long-shot rescue mission failed.

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A 3,200-pound NASA observatory is careening back toward Earth | Here’s what to know

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A 3,200-pound NASA observatory plunged back to Earth after 22 years studying cosmic explosions

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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reenters over Western Indonesia

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory plummeted back into Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday over western Indonesia, ending nearly 22 years in orbit for the gamma-ray burst hunter after a failed attempt

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NASA satellite crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt

A research satellite has fallen back to Earth after a rescue mission by the US space agency NASA ended in failure. The space observatory re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia on Wednesday,

Blue Origin targeting early January for 1st New Glenn launch since explosion

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp made the announcement on stage at the UP.Summit technology convention at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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SpaceX rocket explosion "a blow" to NASA -official

new video loaded: SpaceX rocket explosion "a blow" to NASA -official transcript A top NASA official says the in-flight explosion of a SpaceX rocket carrying cargo for the space station was "a blow to us" and that the failure mustn't "cross over" to ...

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Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule in Florida

Florida's Space Coast hosted a record-shattering 109 orbital rocket launches during 2025, soaring beyond all previous annual records. This year's pace is destined to fall short of that unprecedented cadence from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA ...