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A truck-sized NASA space telescope is about to crash to Earth

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China NASA confirms Swift observatory has re-entered Earth's atmosphere Xinhua · 6 headlines from this part of the world Russian-language media abroad The Swift space telescope burned up in Earth's atmosphere after 22 years in orbit. Scientists tried to save him, but without success Meduza · 1 headline from this part of the world Asia and Oceania NASA's Swift telescope predicted to plummet back to Earth tomorrow ABC News (Australia) · 7 headlines from this part of the world Latin America NASA’s Swift Space Telescope Crashes to Earth: Is Colombia at Risk? Colombia One · 1 headline from this part of the world

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Asia and Oceania China Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Europe Latin America Russia Russian-language media abroad Ukraine USA

Who wrote first

  1. Asia and Oceania ABC News (Australia)
  2. China Xinhua
  3. Europe El País (English)
  4. USA Spaceflight Now
  5. Russia Interfax
  6. Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia APA (Azerbaijan)
  7. Latin America Colombia One
  8. Russian-language media abroad Meduza
  9. Ukraine Zerkalo nedeli

How it is reported

Russia

MK original
Observatory for the study of gamma-ray bursts burst into the Earth’s atmosphere: where will collapse
Rossiyskaya Gazeta original
The Swift space telescope went out of orbit and burned up after 22 years of operation
3DNews original
The Swift space telescope almost burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere after 22 years of observations of the Universe
Vedomosti original
The Swift telescope went off orbit and entered the Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia
RIA Novosti original
The Swift telescope went off orbit and probably burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere
Kommersant original
The American SWIFT telescope has gone out of orbit after more than 20 years of operation
TASS original
The American Swift telescope went out of orbit, burned up in the atmosphere
RBC original
NASA's Orbital Observatory Disappears After 22 Years
Interfax original
The Swift space telescope went off orbit and burned up in the Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia
Khabr original
NASA's Swift telescope is expected to hit Earth in the next few hours

Russian-language media abroad

Meduza original
The Swift space telescope burned up in Earth's atmosphere after 22 years in orbit. Scientists tried to save him, but without success

Ukraine

Zerkalo nedeli original
The Swift telescope burned in the Earth’s atmosphere: NASA tried to save it, but to no avail

Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia

BelTA (Belarus) original
The Swift telescope has gone out of orbit after 22 years of operation
APA (Azerbaijan)
NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions

USA

The Hill
NASA telescope reenters Earth’s atmosphere
SpacePolicyOnline
Farewell Swift
Live Science
Swift has fallen: NASA's 22-year-old space telescope burns up over Sumatra
Spaceflight Now
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reenters over Western Indonesia
Science
Goodbye Swift: After 22 years, NASA spacecraft burns up in atmosphere
Live Science
A 3,200-pound NASA spacecraft could fall to Earth tonight
The Verge
A truck-sized NASA space telescope is about to crash to Earth
Spaceflight Now
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to burn up this week after more than two decades in space

Europe

Phys.org
NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed
DW (English)
NASA's Swift space telescope plunges back to Earth in fiery demise
Phys.org
NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
The Guardian
Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission
El País (English)
“Swift” telescope to crash into Earth after NASA rescue attempt fails

China

Xinhua
NASA confirms Swift observatory has re-entered Earth's atmosphere
SCMP
Nasa’s 22-year-old Swift satellite telescope falls from orbit in fiery finale
Xinhua
NASA's Swift Observatory to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

Asia and Oceania

ABC News (Australia)
NASA Swift telescope plummets to Earth near Indonesia
Japan Today
NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
The Korea Times
Korea will not be affected by NASA's Swift telescope crashing back to earth: KASA
Yonhap (Korea)
S. Korea will not be affected by NASA's Swift telescope crashing back to earth: KASA
Express Tribune (Pakistan)
NASA's Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launch
ABC News (Australia)
NASA's Swift telescope predicted to plummet back to Earth tomorrow

Latin America

Colombia One
NASA’s Swift Space Telescope Crashes to Earth: Is Colombia at Risk?

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