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5 Surprising NASA Heliophysics Discoveries Not Related to the Sun
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With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system. However, the…

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NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode
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After two decades in space, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is performing better than ever thanks to a new operational…

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Hubble Gamma-Ray Bursts
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NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast
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Editor’s note: BurstCube re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 16, 2024, marking the end of the mission. The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite…

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NASA’s Fermi Finds New Feature in Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Yet Seen
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In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT — the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now…

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SRPD Gamma-ray Astrophysics
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MSFC Relativistic Astrophysics Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Community Tools and Support Motivation The Astro2020 Decadal Survey recommended, as its highest-priority sustaining activity,…

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NASA’s Tiny BurstCube Mission Launches to Study Cosmic Blasts
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Editor’s note, April 18, 2024: BurstCube deployed into orbit from the space station April 18, 2024. It will begin a…

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How NASA Chases and Investigates Bright Cosmic Blips
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Stephen Lesage’s phone started vibrating just after halftime on Oct. 9, 2022, while he was watching a soccer game in…

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NASA’s BurstCube Passes Milestones on Journey to Launch
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Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed testing for BurstCube, a shoebox-sized spacecraft…

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