{
  "id": 17979612,
  "title": "A truck-sized NASA space telescope is about to crash to Earth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/a-truck-sized-nasa-space-telescope-is-about-to-crash-to-earth",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:17:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/science/1025227/nasa-swift-observatory-falling-to-earth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Almost 22 years after it was launched, NASA's Swift Observatory is now about to fall back to Earth on Wednesday after attempts to push it back into a higher orbit failed. NASA announced that the aging space telescope is anticipated to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at approximately 3:30AM ET (give or take 11 hours), and that […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}