<p>Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process</p><p>Nasa’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, burning up in the process.</p><p>The satellite, which was designed to operate with its three telescopes for just two years, is no longer able to steer or observe, and its re-entry is uncontrolled.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/03/nasa-telescope-neil-gehrels-swift-observatory">Continue reading...</a>
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Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission
<p>Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process</p><p>Nasa’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, burning up in the process.</p><p>The satellite, which was designed to operate with its three telescopes for just two years, is no longer able to steer or observe, and its re-entry is uncontrolled.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/03/nasa-telescope-neil-gehrels-swift-observatory">Continue reading...</a>