One of NASA's workhorse telescopes is about to be cremated. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004 to hunt powerful gamma-ray bursts, is expected to fall back to Earth early Wednesday, with most of its 1.5 tons burning up in the atmosphere, NASA…
Death Approaches for NASA's Sinking Telescope
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November 4, 2026 •
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