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NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory took its last look at the sky on Oct. 20, 2026, while orbiting about 171 miles (275 kilometers) above Earth.
SyndicatedWanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida5 Nov 20264 min read
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The US$6.3 billion Binance hack is the biggest heist ever – it should be a wake up call for cryptocurrency users
The cyberattack on crypto-asset exchange Binance is potentially the largest theft of its kind on record. Binance has estimated the assets stolen at an eye-watering US$6.3 billion (£4.7 billion).
SyndicatedIwa Salami, Professor of Law, University of East London3 Nov 20265 min read
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‘Terror of kings’: why the 1066 appearance of Halley’s comet terrified the medieval world
A sequence on the Bayeux tapestry shows King Harold alongside a crowd gazing at the sky, beneath the embroidered caption Isti mirant stella (“those people marvel at the star”).
SyndicatedGiles Gasper, Professor in High Medieval History, Durham University20 Oct 20265 min read

NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite