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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to burn up this week after more than two decades in space

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to burn up this week after more than two decades in space

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As of Monday, the U.S. Space Force predicted Swift would re-enter Earth's atmosphere at approximately 3:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 4, somewhere within about 21 degrees north or south of the equator — a band that is mostly ocean.

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