NASA's 3,200-pound space telescope plummets back to Earth with an uncontrolled fiery crash

Headline from Daily Mail · First reported Nov 4, 1:12 AM ET (16h ago) · Updated Nov 4, 4:55 PM ET · 3 sources, 3 articles

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NASA's doomed space telescope is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry back to Earth in the next few hours.

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Left · DawnNasa's Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launchRight · Daily MailNASA's 3,200-pound space telescope plummets back to Earth with an uncontrolled fiery crash

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DawnLeft-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 4, 1:12 AM ET

Nasa's Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launch

An aging Nasa satellite telescope that a robotic spacecraft was sent to retrieve on a failed rescue mission this summer was headed for a fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, nearly 22 years after it was launched into orbit. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory , weighing roughly 3,200…

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CBS NewsRight-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 4, 4:55 PM ET

Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit

NASA had previously said much of the observatory burned up upon reentry. The risk to people on Earth was low, the agency said.

Daily MailRightMostly Factual·Nov 4, 3:19 PM ET

NASA's 3,200-pound space telescope plummets back to Earth with an uncontrolled fiery crash

NASA's doomed space telescope is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry back to Earth in the next few hours.

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