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NASA’s Swift Observatory ‘has burned up’ in the atmosphere – the indispensable telescope helped astronomers track fast-moving events in space

By Mary Ogborn, Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics, Penn State

A 22-year-old space telescope lost its fight against gravity and came crashing down to Earth on the morning of Nov. 4, 2026, above the North Sumatra region of Indonesia. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory had been the go-to telescope for observing astrophysical events that happen quickly, such as supernovas. Its onboard instruments…

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