A 3,200-pound NASA observatory is careening back toward Earth | Here’s what to know

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Original Load Date Nov. 4, 2026, 2 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 4, 2026, 2 p.m.
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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to meet a fiery end early Wednesday morning, nearly 22 years after it launched to study the most powerful explosions in the universe. While most of the 3,200-pound spacecraft is expected to burn up as it blazes through the thick inner band of Earth’...