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NASA's Swift space telescope fell back to Earth, DW News reports

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A rescue attempt to raise the telescope's sinking orbit had failed, DW News reported. During its mission, Swift had studied more than 1,400 supernova explosions, conducted a survey of the entire sky in the X-ray range, and examined asteroids, comets, and black holes, Meduza reported.

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  • iXBT

    T2 · established media · company · international

  • 3DNews

    T2 · established media · company · international

  • DW News

    T2 · established media · public broadcaster · international

  • Meduza

    T2 · established media · independent · international

  • Mothership

    T2 · established media · company · international

  • UNIAN

    T2 · established media · company · international

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