NASA's Swift telescope ends 20-year mission in fiery reentry after orbit rescue fails

NASA's Swift space telescope reentered Earth's atmosphere after more than two decades of service, following a failed attempt to raise its decaying orbit. The loss removes a key multi-wavelength observatory that supported gamma-ray burst and transient astronomy. No replacement is currently scheduled, creating a gap in rapid-response astrophysical monitoring.

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