U.S. · SCIENCE · NOV 4, 11:40 PM ET
A NASA space telescope plunged back to Earth after a mission that lasted 11 times longer than planned
Reported by 36 outlets in the past day, including DW, PBS News, CBS News.
1What happened
NASA's Swift orbital observatory fell back to Earth after running its mission for more than two decades. DW ↗
2Also reported
The Swift Observatory's demise came less than three months after a long-shot rescue mission failed. PBS News ↗
Sources
- NASA's Swift space telescope plunges back to Earth in fiery demise ↗DW
- A NASA space telescope plunged back to Earth after a mission that lasted 11 times longer than planned ↗PBS News
- Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit ↗CBS News
- NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt ↗Space
- NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after 2 decades studying cosmic explosions ↗WFLA