NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt
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- Novinky (Czechia)seen 6 Nov, 18:41headline rewritten
Teleskop Swift shoří ve středu v atmosféře. Kusy dopadnou na ZemiTeleskop Swift shořel v atmosféře. Kusy dopadnou na Zemi
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Mon, 26 October 2026
1 report- Google News - Top Stories18:43first to report
NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt Space NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza NASA Science (.gov) Swift operations end: 2004 spacecraft headed for fiery reentry The Register NASA's Swift observatory ends 22-year mission to study the most powerful explosions since the Big Bang Live Science NASA Ends Swift's Mission at 171 Miles Up as the Gamma Ray Burst Hunter Heads for Re-Entry Nature World News
Tue, 27 October 2026
1 report- ABC (Spain)16:13
Era un secreto a voces, pero ya es oficial: tras más de 20 años de servicio en el espacio, el telescopio espacial Swift da por terminada su misión. Así lo ha confirmado la NASA en un comunicado en el que explica que se ha intentado todo, incluido un rescate desesperado por parte de otra nave para alzarlo en su órbita y que no acabe desintegrado contra nuestra atmósfera. Nada ha resultado, y Swift caerá hacia nosotros en «las próximas semanas», según explica la agencia espacial estadounidense....
Thu, 29 October 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)12:29
“Missione impossibile: salvate Swift!”. In questa storia oltre cielo e stelle Brian De Palma e Tom Cruise non c’entrano nulla. Semmai i protagonisti sono il telescopio spaziale Swift – in caduta libera verso la terra – e una sonda chiamata Link che la Nasa ha lanciato per riagganciare Swift e riportarlo in orbita. Per sapere […] L'articolo “La sonda ha iniziato a ruotare come una trottola impazzita, si è sfiorato il disastro”: il telescopio Swift precipita verso la Terra, fallisce la missione...
Sat, 31 October 2026
7 reports- Google News - Top Stories12:03
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission AP News Aging NASA telescope sinks toward Earth after failed rescue attempt FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul NASA's trailblazing Swift telescope will go out in a blaze of glory Science News Space telescope with deep Tucson ties is about to meet a fiery end Arizona Daily Star Swift operations end: 2004 spacecraft headed for fiery reentry The Register
- El Mundo (Spain)13:48
Después de 22 años en órbita, el observatorio Swift se desintegrará en gran parte al entrar en la atmósfera, aunque algunos fragmentos podrían alcanzar la superficie terrestre Leer
- Google News - Top Stories16:12
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission https://www.nxsmediawire.com/ See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- lex18.com16:46
The Swift Observatory's mission is over after 22 years in orbit. NASA expects the satellite to re-enter Earth's atmosphere soon.
- Google News - Top Stories17:09
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos The Swift Space Telescope Is About To Fall Down To Earth. Its Science Will Be Used For Decades To Come IFLScience NASA's Swift observatory ends 22-year mission to study the most powerful explosions since the Big Bang Live Science NASA's trailblazing Swift telescope will go out in a blaze of glory Science News NASA satellite to plunge back to Earth after 22 years...
- el-balad.com18:15
NASA says the NASA Swift observatory reentering Earth in weeks after ending science work on Oct. 20, ending a run far beyond plan.
- wbrz.com18:15
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower.
Sun, 1 November 2026
3 reports- Google News - Top Stories13:00
NASA's Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall? Space NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos NASA’s Swift telescope expected to crash to Earth after failed rescue mission KTLA NASA satellite to plunge back to Earth after 22 years in space Scripps News Aging NASA Telescope Expected to Crash Back to Earth in Days The Daily Beast
- independent.co.uk18:34
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which launched in 2004, is expected to come crashing down to Earth soon
- Google News - Top Stories18:48
NASA’s Swift telescope expected to crash to Earth after failed rescue mission KTLA NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos NASA's Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall? Space NASA satellite to plunge back to Earth after 22 years in space Scripps News Fiery return expected for NASA’s Swift telescope this week WRAL
Mon, 2 November 2026
9 reports- La Repubblica (Italy)00:00
In 22 anni Swift ha osservato le esplosioni più violente dell’universo. Ma le tempeste solari gli hanno fatto perdere quota. La missione per riportarlo nell’orbita prevista è fallita. Precipiterà entro la fine della settimana
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:35
NASA-IN teleskop Swift, nakon 22 godine u orbiti i neuspjele misije spašavanja, pada na Zemlju. Većina će izgorjeti, no neki dijelovi bi mogli preživjeti pad i završiti u oceanu.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)10:29
Dopo 22 anni trascorsi a osservare alcuni degli eventi più violenti ed energetici dell’universo, il telescopio spaziale Swift della Nasa si prepara a tornare sulla Terra. Il rientro nell’atmosfera è previsto per venerdì o intorno a quella data, ma avverrà in modo incontrollato: l’osservatorio non dispone più di propellente e non è quindi possibile governarne […] L'articolo Telescopio Swift, rientro incontrollato sulla Terra: la Nasa ne monitora la caduta. I Paesi a rischio proviene da Il Fatto...
- Google News - Top Stories12:13
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission KXAN Austin See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- ANSA (Italy)16:56
Il rientro previsto il 3 o il 4 novembre. Detriti potrebbero cadere lungo la fascia equatoriale
- Google News - Top Stories17:25
NASA’s Swift Observatory Will Crash Back to Earth This Week. Here’s Where Pieces May Land Gizmodo NASA's Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall? Space An aging 1.5-ton space telescope is plunging back to Earth. NASA has calculated the risk of harm to people. CBS News NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos A NASA telescope will likely plummet to Earth on Wednesday Popular...
- Google News - Top Stories19:00
An aging 1.5-ton space telescope is plunging back to Earth. NASA has calculated the risk of harm to people. CBS News NASA's Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall? Space NASA’s Swift Observatory to Re-Enter Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos A NASA telescope will likely plummet to Earth on Wednesday Popular Science
- ANSA (Italy)19:14
Brucerà nell'atmosfera, ma detriti potrebbero cadere lungo la fascia equatoriale
- cnet.com20:59
Most of it is slated to burn up in the atmosphere, but some fragments may make their way down to Earth.
Tue, 3 November 2026
12 reports- ABC News (Australia)00:45
After plans to save it failed, NASA's Swift telescope is hurtling back to Earth. Here's how to track its descent.
- El País (Spain)04:30
La reentrada del satélite científico se espera para la noche de este martes, en una franja cerca del ecuador que cubre territorios de África, Asia y América Latina
- Google News - Top Stories10:45
NASA’s Swift Observatory Is Falling to Earth. Here’s What to Know About the Impending Impact WIRED NASA’s Swift Observatory to Re-Enter Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours The New York Times An aging NASA space telescope is plunging back to Earth. Officials say the "risk of harm...is unlikely." CBS News NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission AP News
- Google News - Top Stories13:02
Aging NASA telescope crashing to Earth after rescue mission fails USA Today NASA’s Swift Observatory to Re-Enter Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) An aging NASA space telescope is plunging back to Earth. Officials say the "risk of harm...is unlikely." CBS News NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission AP News NASA's Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall? Space
- El Pais English13:16
The scientific satellite is expected to re-enter the atmosphere late Tuesday night, in a band near the equator that covers parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America
- Times of India17:48
- Vecernji list (Croatia)19:26
NASA procjenjuje da je vjerojatnost da će dijelovi pri padu nekoga ozlijediti vrlo mala
- The Guardian World19:50
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process Nasa ’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, burning up in the process. The satellite, which was designed to operate with its three telescopes for just two years, is no longer able to steer or observe, and its re-entry is uncontrolled. Continue...
- Google News - Top Stories19:51
Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission The Guardian A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours The New York Times NASA’s Swift Observatory to Re-Enter Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) An aging NASA space telescope is plunging back to Earth. Officials say the "risk of harm...is unlikely." CBS News NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission AP News
- Google News - Top Stories22:17
NASA's Swift telescope faces final countdown with fiery return to Earth possible Wednesday FOX Weather A 3,200-pound telescope is falling out of orbit. How it could unfold CNN A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours The New York Times NASA’s Swift Observatory to Re-Enter Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) NASA's Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launch Reuters
- Google News - Top Stories22:37
A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours The New York Times NASA’s Swift Observatory to Re-Enter Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) An aging NASA space telescope is plunging back to Earth. Officials say the "risk of harm...is unlikely." CBS News NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission AP News NASA's Swift Observatory Is About to Die. It's Not the First Time NASA Has Said Goodbye to a Robot. National Geographic
- Google News - Top Stories23:10
A 3,200-pound NASA spacecraft could fall to Earth tonight Live Science A 3,200-pound telescope is falling out of orbit. How it could unfold CNN A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours The New York Times NASA’s Swift Observatory to Re-Enter Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) NASA's Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launch Reuters
Wed, 4 November 2026
12 reports- 24sata (Croatia)08:48
Lansiran u studenom 2004. godine, teleskop Swift bio je dizajniran za dvogodišnju misiju praćenja provala gama-zračenja. Ipak, instrumenti su radili besprijekorno pune 22 godine, sve dok letjelica nedavno nije izgubila bitku s atmosferskim otporom.
- El Mundo (Spain)08:53
Tras fracasar una misión para elevar su órbita, este veterano observatorio lanzado en 2004 reentrará este miércoles en la atmósfera terrestre. Aunque la mayor parte se desintegrará, algunos componentes sobrevivirán y podrían caer en zonas pobladas, según admite la NASA. Leer
- Novinky (Czechia)15:53edited after publishing
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Teleskop Swift shoří ve středu v atmosféře. Kusy dopadnou na ZemiTéměř 22 let pomáhala vědcům odhalovat nejmohutnější exploze ve vesmíru. Nyní se její mimořádně úspěšná mise skončila. Americký Národní úřad pro letectví a vesmír (NASA) potvrdil, že observatoř Swift vstoupila ve středu do zemské atmosféry, kde z větší části shořela. Pokus o její záchranu, který měl prodloužit její životnost o několik dalších let, totiž skončil neúspěchem.
- abc11.com18:06
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to meet a fiery end early Wednesday morning, nearly 22 years after it launched to study the most powerful explosions in the universe.
- Google News - Top Stories19:06
NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt Space A 3,200-pound telescope plunged out of orbit. How it unfolded CNN A NASA space telescope plunged back to Earth after a mission that lasted 11 times longer than planned PBS NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-Entered Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) 3,200-pound space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit CBS News
- El Mundo (Spain)20:38
La nave ha reingresado este miércoles de forma descontrolada en la atmósfera terrestre sobre el norte de la isla indonesia de Sumatra Leer
- ABC (Spain)22:56
El telescopio Neil Gehrels Swift de la NASA ha caído a la Tierra este miércoles en la que ha sido su última misión tras una larga vida de 22 años. El Swift ha reentrado a la atmósfera sobre las 13:39 hora española y se ha desintegrado en su práctica totalidad sobre la isla indonesia de Sumatra, según ha informado la agencia estadounidense.La sonda Swift se lanzó en 2004 con el objetivo de «estudiar las explosiones más potentes del cosmos mediante sus tres telescopios». Es capaz de detectar...
- Google News - Top Stories23:27
NASA's 22-year-old Swift satellite telescope falls from orbit in fiery finale Reuters A 3,200-pound telescope plunged out of orbit. How it unfolded CNN NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions AP News NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-Entered Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt Space
- ABC News (Australia)23:34
NASA's Swift telescope has re-entered Earth's atmosphere near Indonesia following a failed rescue attempt earlier this year.
- PBS NewsHour23:39
The Swift Observatory's demise came less than three months after a long-shot rescue mission failed.
- Google News - Top Stories23:39
A NASA space telescope plunged back to Earth after a mission that lasted 11 times longer than planned PBS A 3,200-pound telescope plunged out of orbit. How it unfolded CNN NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-Entered Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) NASA's 22-year-old Swift satellite telescope falls from orbit in fiery finale Reuters NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt Space
- South China Morning Post23:46
Nasa’s Swift satellite telescope, which spent two decades studying the most powerful known blasts of energy in the cosmos, tumbled out of orbit as expected on Wednesday and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere over Indonesia, the space agency reported. The fiery demise of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, weighing roughly 3,200 pounds (1,452kg), came less than three months after a rescue spacecraft failed its mission to boost the satellite to higher orbit and extend its life. The US Space...
Thu, 5 November 2026
10 reports- english.news.cn03:30
NASA confirms Swift observatory has re-entered Earth's atmosphere-
- english.news.cn03:30
NASA confirms Swift observatory has re-entered Earth's atmosphere-
- DW Top Stories04:40
NASA's Swift orbital observatory fell back to Earth after running its mission for more than two decades. A rescue attempt to raise its sinking orbit had earlier failed.
- Google News - Top Stories04:43
NASA's Swift space telescope plunges back to Earth in fiery demise DW.com NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt Space NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-Entered Atmosphere NASA Science (.gov) CORDS keeps public informed as NASA's Swift Observatory reenters atmosphere The Aerospace Corporation A NASA Telescope Has Crashed Back to Earth The New York Times
- Tagesschau (Germany)08:15
Der Satellit Swift hatte jahrelang gewaltige Energieausbrüche im Universum untersucht, sogenannte Gammablitze. Die Mission war so wichtig, dass die NASA eine Rettungsmission startete, als es Probleme gab - vergeblich.
- Index.hr (Croatia)08:39
VATRENI kraj opservatorija "Neil Gehrels Swift", težine približno 1452 kg, uslijedio je manje od tri mjeseca nakon neuspjeha misije letjelice za spašavanje čiji je cilj bio podići satelit u višu orbitu i produljiti mu vijek trajanja.
- tportal (Croatia)08:40
NASA-in satelitski teleskop Swift, koji je dva desetljeća proučavao najsnažnije poznate energetske eksplozije u svemiru, u srijedu je, kako se i očekivalo, ispao iz orbite te izgorio u Zemljinoj atmosferi iznad Indonezije, izvijestila je svemirska agencija.
- theiet.org10:30
Nasa’s Swift Observatory is expected to crash back to Earth at some point today, after an attempted rescue mission to push it in
- ANSA (Italy)10:49
Quando era sopra l’Indonesia, era stato lanciato nel 2004 per studiare i lampi gamma
- The Hill13:09
Experts say a handful of pieces made of denser-than-lead tungsten and some mirror parts could survive reentry.