B1 European Portuguese News | NASA's Swift Observatory Faces a Failed Rescue

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.In this episode: NASA and Katalyst give up on a robotic mission to save the Swift gamma-ray observatory, but the spacecraft may still be used for a close-navigation demonstration. Also: LinkedIn data shows women are still underrepresented in high-paying AI jobs, especially in hires and leadership roles.Hoje: Missão de resgate do Swift falha · Mulheres ficam atrás nos empregos de IA.Today’s European Portuguese focus: estão a ficar para trás (are falling behind) = are falling behind. Vocabulary: cargo (position or role), liderança (leadership), contratação (hiring).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-b1-2026-08-20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.