A 3,200-Pound NASA Observatory Is Crashing Down to Earth

A satellite with extended solar panels orbits above the blue, cloud-covered surface of Earth.

NASA’s longtime Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow, November 4. While most of the telescope will burn up as it careens through the atmosphere, NASA says it expects some components to survive and potentially even cause harm, although that outcome is exceedingly unlikely.

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