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NASA Robot to Save Telescope

scienceJuly 2, 2026·83 words·1 min read

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NASA Robot to Save Telescope
NASA is the US space team. It wants to save an old telescope. The telescope is called Swift. Swift is falling slowly to Earth. NASA sent a robot to help.
Swift went into space in 2004. Now it falls faster. The Sun is very active. This pulls the telescope down. NASA turned Swift off in February.
The robot will push Swift up higher. NASA has no money for a new telescope. So it wants to save Swift. Swift can watch stars that explode.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a tool to see far things in space
adj.
doing a lot; not quiet
n.
to break apart with a big bang
v.
to move something away using force
n.
a machine that can move and work
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

telescopen.

a tool to see far things in space

kính viễn vọngtelescópio望遠鏡teleskoptelescopioteleskopتلسكوب / منظار فلكيtelescoopтелескоп望远镜망원경
activeadj.

doing a lot; not quiet

hoạt động mạnhativo活発なetkin / hareketliactivoaktywnyنشِطactiefактивный活跃的활발한
exploden.

to break apart with a big bang

nổ / phát nổexplodir爆発するpatlamakexplotar / estallarwybuchaćينفجرontploffen / exploderenвзрываться爆炸폭발하다
pushv.

to move something away using force

đẩyempurrar押す / 押し上げるitmekempujarpchać / popychaćيدفعduwenтолкать / поднимать推 / 推高밀다 / 밀어 올리다
robotn.

a machine that can move and work

người máy / rô-bốtrobôロボットrobotrobotrobotروبوت / إنسان آليrobotробот机器人로봇

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The old telescope is falling to Earth.

2

A robot will pull the telescope down lower.

3

There is a lot of money for a new telescope.

4

The telescope can watch stars that explode.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What did NASA send to help the telescope?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What is pulling the telescope down?

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