Sci & Tech● Low2h ago · Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 PM
NASA predicts Swift telescope will fall uncontrollably to Earth after almost 22 years on mission
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The Swift space telescope, after almost 22 years on mission, will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere uncontrollably this Wednesday, almost completely disintegrating. NASA estimates that the debris will fall in an intertropical zone, mostly over oceans, with minimal risk to the population.
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