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NASA's Swift Telescope Concludes Its 22-Year Journey with Fiery Plunge Over Indonesia

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NASA's Swift Telescope Concludes Its 22-Year Journey with Fiery Plunge Over Indonesia

NASA's 22-Year-Old Telescope Falls From Orbit Over Indonesia After Failed Rescue Mission

NEWS18

NASA's 22-Year-Old Telescope Falls From Orbit Over Indonesia After Failed Rescue Mission

The return of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory came less than three months after a rescue mission to extend its life failed.

NASA's $500 million Swift telescope burns up over Indonesia after 20 years in space

CNBC-TV18

NASA's $500 million Swift telescope burns up over Indonesia after 20 years in space

NASA's $500 million Swift space telescope re-entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up over Indonesia after 20 years of studying gamma-ray bursts, supernovae and black holes.

NASA’s 22-year-old Swift satellite telescope falls from orbit in fiery finale

ThePrint

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

Nasa’s Swift satellite telescope falls from orbit in final fiery plunge

South China Morning Post

Nasa’s Swift satellite telescope falls from orbit in final fiery plunge

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...

NASA's Swift space telescope plunges to Earth after 22 years in orbit

CBC

NASA's Swift space telescope plunges to Earth after 22 years in orbit

One of NASA's premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of gamma ray bursts and exploding stars.

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