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NASA's Swift telescope reenters Earth's atmosphere after nearly 22 years in orbit
The gamma-ray burst observatory came down over western Indonesia on November 4 after a failed attempt to rescue it.
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A private spacecraft was supposed to boost the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher orbit three months earlier. After a failed attempt to rescue it, the telescope reentered over western Indonesia on November 4, ending nearly 22 years in orbit.
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