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NASA's Swift telescope falls to Earth; dinosaur blood traces found

Reported by 2 outlets · first reported Nov 6, 2:12 AM ET

NASA's Swift Observatory re-entered the atmosphere over Indonesia after nearly 22 years. Scientists also reported traces of blood in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bones.

Why it matters

Swift studied violent cosmic explosions for two decades.

Background

Swift launched in 2004.

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  1. NASA's Swift telescope falls to Earth
  2. NASA's Swift telescope falls from orbit after 22 years
  3. NASA's Swift telescope falls to Earth; dinosaur blood traces found

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