A day in the life of a NASA satellite team
Launched on Nov. 20, 2004, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been on the hunt to uncover the mystery of the universe’s most powerful explosions: gamma-ray bursts.
Launched on Nov. 20, 2004, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been on the hunt to uncover the mystery of the universe’s most powerful explosions: gamma-ray bursts.
Named for a Tucson-raised astrophysicist, the Swift telescope has studied nearly 2,000 cosmic explosions. Now its remarkable journey is ending.
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