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

from Learn German B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners

Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.In this episode: NASA and Katalyst end a robotic mission to save the Swift gamma-ray observatory before it falls from orbit. Also: A LinkedIn study finds women are still underrepresented in high-paying AI jobs.Heute: Swift-Rettung wird gestoppt · Frauen fehlen in KI-Jobs.Today’s German focus: sich verdoppeln = to double = to double. Vocabulary: die Stellenanzeige (job ad), der Anteil (share), die Führungskraft (executive).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-08-20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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