Revered NASA spacecraft is about to perish in flames — astronomers are mourning
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- Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03461-w A failed rescue mission means that the Swift observatory will fall into Earth’s atmosphere next week, but it leaves a massive archive of data for scientists to explore.