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NASA probe checks out years early because this solar cycle is a real drag
NASA's Van Allen Probe A has re-entered Earth's atmosphere eight years earlier than expected, with a 1 in 4,200 chance that its components could cause injury.… The spacecraft, part of a pair, was ...
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NASA rushed a mission to save its 3,200-pound Swift telescope from falling to Earth
NASA is racing to prevent its 3,200-pound Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth’s atmosphere after the observatory’s orbit began dropping faster than anyone predicted. The agency awarded ...
A storied NASA observatory could be weeks away from falling to Earth after failed rescue attempt
A daring mission failed to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope, and the nearly 22-year-old observatory will soon burn up in Earth’s ...