NASA telescope's 22-year 'big bang' mission comes to fiery end

ABC News Australia · 2026-11-04 23:34 UTC

NASA's Swift telescope has re-entered Earth's atmosphere near Sumatra in Indonesia following a failed rescue attempt earlier this year.

One of NASA's premier space telescopes has re-entered Earth's atmosphere after spending 22 years in orbit.

NASA tracked the 1.5-tonne telescope's re-entry near Sumatra in Indonesia after a failed rescue attempt earlier this year.

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