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'Sad day' for astronomers as Nasa telescope set to crash back to Earth
Ian Griffin says the Swift Observatory has helped humans understand the biggest explosions in the universe.
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After Observing the Sky for 22 Years, a Beloved NASA Space Telescope Is Expected to Meet a Fiery Death This Week
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory launched in 2004 and detected thousands of astrophysical phenomena, leading to some huge discoveries. Earlier this year, experts attempted a first-of-its-kind rescue mission to save the falling telescope, but it failed
The VergeEN
A truck-sized NASA space telescope is about to crash to Earth
Almost 22 years after it was launched, NASA's Swift Observatory is now about to fall back to Earth on Wednesday after attempts to push it back into a higher orbit failed. NASA announced that the aging space telescope is anticipated to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at approximately 3:30AM ET (give or take 11 hours) and that […]
ABC AustraliaEN
NASA's Swift telescope predicted to plummet back to Earth tomorrow
After plans to save it failed, NASA's Swift telescope is hurtling back to Earth. Here's how to track its descent.
CBS NewsEN
NASA telescope is plunging back to Earth after 22 years in orbit
The Swift Observatory is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower.
Global NewsEN
NASA telescope on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission
The U.S. Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come crashing down on or around Friday.
CityNews TorontoEN
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower.
NASAEN
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head
Intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely sculpted over time by the intense ultraviolet radiation and winds from massive stars in the Carina Nebula. As this stellar feedback […]
NASAEN
NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope
NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.
NASAEN
NASA’s Hubble Marks Way for Roman Space Telescope
A sweeping barred galaxy takes center stage in this Oct. 22, 2026, image, but the gravitational lensing at bottom right is the real target. This observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in preparation for science with the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Astronomers will use these […]
WiredEN
Inside the Supermassive Debate Over the James Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots’
The Webb telescope sees tiny red dots everywhere. Astronomers can’t agree on what they are, but some believe they may be enormous stars with black holes inside.
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