NASA's Swift Telescope Set to Fall Back to Earth
NASA's Swift space telescope is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere soon, and the US Space Force has forecast the re-entry for Friday. Reports say India is among the regions that could be in the debris path. Where the pieces will land is still uncertain in these reports.
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Swift was launched in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts, which are powerful flashes of light from distant space. Most spacecraft burn up on re-entry, but larger parts can survive and reach the ground.
Burning Potato score: 61%