NASA's Swift Observatory to Re-enter Uncontrolled After 22-Year Mission

NASA's Swift space telescope, operational since 2004, will end its mission with an uncontrolled re-entry in coming weeks. The re-entry is assessed as risk-free, and the telescope's 22-year dataset on gamma-ray bursts remains a key legacy. This is a routine end-of-life event for a scientific satellite, with no market or geopolitical implications.

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