00:00NASA built this space telescope for a two-year mission.
00:03It lasted more than 21.
00:05The Neil Garrel's Swift Observatory re-entered Earth's atmosphere on November 4,
00:10ending an extraordinary chapter in space exploration.
00:13It came down over northern Sumatra, Indonesia, after a failed attempt to save it.
00:18NASA had hired a private company to build a robotic spacecraft called Link,
00:23designed to capture Swift and lift it into a higher orbit.
00:26But technical problems prevented the rescue, and the mission was abandoned.
00:31Swift's orbit continued dropping as increased solar activity intensified atmospheric drag.
00:36Despite its final descent, the telescope leaves behind an incredible scientific legacy.
00:41It observed more than 2,000 gamma-ray bursts and approximately 1,400 supernova explosions,
00:48helping scientists investigate some of the universe's most powerful events.
00:53Most of the spacecraft was expected to burn up during re-entry.
00:56After more than two decades of discoveries, Swift's mission is over.
01:00But its scientific data will continue helping researchers explore the universe.
01:05Disclosure.
01:06This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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