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

A 3,200-pound NASA observatory is careening back toward Earth. Here’s what to know
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By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — 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...

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