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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a satellite that studies gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, and other cosmic objects and events. Swift houses three multiwavelength telescopes, collecting data in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light.

Type

Space telescope

Nasa lead

Goddard

Launch

Nov. 20, 2004

wavelength

Multiwavelength
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NASA’s Swift Studies Gas-Churning Monster Black Holes

Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair…

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Swift Looks at Galaxy M101

M101, or the Pinwheel galaxy, glitters in blues and reds in this image captured by Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope.

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Swift UVOT image of galaxy M101

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