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A valuable NASA satellite observatory is falling to Earth faster than scientists expected. It’s called the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, or “Swift” for short, and it can respond to celestial events much faster than its...
NASA's race against time to rescue a falling satellite is an episode from Short Wave by NPR. A valuable NASA satellite observatory is falling to Earth faster than scientists expected. It’s called the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, or “Swif...
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Published Jul 8, 2026, 11:27 long, audio available.