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NASA Telescope Falling to Earth

scienceNovember 5, 2026·95 words·1 min read

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NASA Telescope Falling to Earth
NASA is the US space group. Its old Swift telescope is falling to Earth. NASA said it would fall on 4 November. Most of it will burn up in the sky. A few parts may fall into the sea.
Swift went into space in 2004. It looked at big flashes far away in space. It worked for more than 20 years. Then the Sun pulled it down. A robot tried to help it. But the robot failed.
Swift found more than 2,000 big flashes. It also helped other telescopes. Now scientists need a new one.
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teleskop望远镜telescopioteleskopتلسكوبtelescoopтелескоп망원경
burn upv.

to burn all the way

cháy hếtqueimar-se por completo燃え尽きるyanıp bitmek烧尽consumirse al quemarsespłonąćيحترق بالكاملopbrandenсгореть다 타 버리다
flashn.

a very short bright light

tia chớp sángclarão閃光parlama闪光destellobłyskوميضflitsвспышка섬광
robotn.

a machine that can do work

rô-bốtrobôロボットrobot机器人robotrobotروبوتrobotробот로봇
failv.

to not do what you try

thất bạifalhar失敗するbaşarısız olmak失败fallarzawieśćفشلmislukkenпотерпеть неудачу실패하다

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