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  "id": 18491536,
  "title": "NASA’s Swift telescope falls to Earth after nearly 22 years in space",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/nasas-swift-telescope-falls-to-earth-after-nearly-22-years-in-space",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-06T07:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261105224545.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "After nearly 22 years of exploring the universe’s most violent explosions, NASA’s Swift Observatory has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over Indonesia. Originally designed to last just two years, the pioneering space telescope transformed our understanding of black holes, exploding stars, and mysterious cosmic outbursts.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "NASA's 3,200-pound Swift telescope expected to fall to Earth imminently",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nasas-3-200-pound-swift-telescope-expected-to-fall-to-earth-imminently",
        "published": "2026-11-04T12:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nasas-swift-telescope-has-burned-up-months-after-a-robot-sent-to-save",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:09:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "NASA's Swift space telescope plunges back to Earth in fiery demise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nasas-swift-space-telescope-plunges-back-to-earth-in-fiery-demise",
        "published": "2026-11-05T04:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nasas-swift-telescope-has-burned-up-months-after-a-robot-sent-to-save",
        "published": "2026-11-05T15:40:14.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "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."
}