A revolutionary NASA telescope is making its way back to Earth—but will not survive the journey. The United States Space Force has honed its estimate for the Neil Gehreis Swift Observatory’s fiery atmospheric reentry. According to the latest calculations, the 2,500-pound orbital telescope will largely burn-up during its descent on or around Friday, November 6.
“We’ve known this day would come since before Swift was launched,” Pennsylvania State University astronomer and Swift control lead John Nousek told AP News. “At least in low-Earth orbit, what goes up must come down. And that end is catastrophic.”
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