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NASA's Swift telescope ends over 20 years of research

Original: NASA-Teleskop Swift beendet nach über 20 Jahren Forschung und verglüht bald Nach dem Scheitern der Rettung des Neil Gehr

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, NASA's gamma-ray burst telescope, has concluded its mission after more than two decades in orbit. Efforts to rescue the observatory failed, and it was allowed to continue researching one final time before operations ceased. The satellite is now expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere soon, closing a chapter on one of astronomy's most productive missions.

Why now: The long-serving telescope's mission has just ended and its reentry is imminent.

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