NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed

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Phys.org	NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed	NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory took its last look at the sky on Oct. 20, 2026, while orbiting about 171 miles (275 kilometers) above Earth. NASA ended the telescope's mission three days later,	5 Nov, 15:40	5 Nov, 15:45	0m	phys.org	First

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