Farewell to the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
NASA data summary: The conclusion of the Swift space telescope mission and an update on a typhoon.
According to NASA, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has concluded its operations after nearly 22 years in space. On November 4 at 07:39 EST, the satellite re-entered Earth's atmosphere over the North Sumatra region of Indonesia. Throughout its mission, the satellite was equipped with X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes that enabled the study of the most energetic explosions in the universe. The most recent solar maximum accelerated the satellite's orbital decay, and a mission to boost its orbit was not successful.
Sources: NASA APOD, NASA APOD, NASA APOD, NASA EONET
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