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NASA telescope expected to crash back to Earth tonight
The Seattle Times and Honolulu Star-Advertiser describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedIn the coming hours, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory will crash back to Earth.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours". The center frames it as "NASA telescope expected to crash back to Earth tonight".
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Left / center-leftA NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterNASA telescope expected to crash back to Earth tonight
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Center · News report
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A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours
Most of the spacecraft will burn up as it reenters Earth’s atmosphere. Some of the bigger, heavier pieces, however, are expected to survive all the way to the surface on its reentry.
