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  "id": 2250994,
  "title": "NASA calls off mission to save Swift telescope, which will plunge into Earth's atmosphere and burn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nasa-calls-off-mission-to-save-swift-telescope-which-will-plunge-into",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T23:20:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nasa-calls-off-mission-to-save-swift-telescope/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NASA is calling off a mission to save the Swift telescope, which is set to plunge into Earth's atmosphere and burn up later this year. CBS News' space consultant Bill Harwood chimes in.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/private-mission-to-save-nasas-swift-space-telescope-fails",
        "published": "2026-08-19T20:15:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "NASA gives up on trying to rescue the Swift telescope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nasa-gives-up-on-trying-to-rescue-the-swift-telescope",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:04:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}