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March 20, 2008NASA Satellite Detects Naked-Eye Explosion Halfway Across Universe
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January 4, 2008Swift Catches a Galaxy Ablaze With Starbirth
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October 30, 2007
September 12, 2007NASA Astronomers Find Bizarre Planet-Mass Object Orbiting Neutron Star
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March 29, 2006The Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) observations of SGR 1900+14 on March 29.
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February 9, 2006The Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) images of Supernova 2006X.
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December 29, 2005 - Historical Record of Maximum Redshifts Observed
December 22, 2005 - Fine Temporal Resolution of the Short Hard Burst GRB 051221A
November 15, 2005The Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) images of Supernova 2005ke.
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October 5, 2005 - In A Flash Nasa Helps Solve 35-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery
Scientists have solved the 35-year-old mystery of the origin of powerful, split-second flashes of light known as short gamma-ray bursts. These flashes, brighter than a billion suns, yet lasting only a few milliseconds, have been simply too fast to catch -- until now.
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Scientists have solved the 35-year-old mystery of the origin of powerful, split-second flashes of light known as short gamma-ray bursts. These flashes, brighter than a billion suns, yet lasting only a few milliseconds, have been simply too fast to catch -- until now.
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September 12, 2005 - Most Distant Explosion Detected, Smashes Previous Record
Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite and several ground-based telescopes have detected the most distant explosion yet, a gamma-ray burst from the edge of the visible universe.
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Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite and several ground-based telescopes have detected the most distant explosion yet, a gamma-ray burst from the edge of the visible universe.
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August 29, 2005 - XRT Images of Comet TempelXRT Images of Comet Tempel taken before and after impact.
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August 18, 2005 - NASA's Swift Satellite Finds Newborn Black Holes
Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite say they have found newborn black holes, just seconds old, in a confused state of existence. The holes are consuming material falling into them while somehow propelling other material away at great speeds.
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Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite say they have found newborn black holes, just seconds old, in a confused state of existence. The holes are consuming material falling into them while somehow propelling other material away at great speeds.
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July 8, 2005 - Scientists Measure How Deep "Deep Impact" Was, With X-rays
Here come the X-rays, on cue. Scientists studying the Deep Impact collision using NASA's Swift satellite report that comet Tempel 1 is getting brighter and brighter in X-ray light with each passing day.
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Here come the X-rays, on cue. Scientists studying the Deep Impact collision using NASA's Swift satellite report that comet Tempel 1 is getting brighter and brighter in X-ray light with each passing day.
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July 4, 2005 - NASA Swift Satellite Offers a Different View of the Great Comet Collision
Scientists using the Swift satellite witnessed a tale of fire and ice today, as NASA's Deep Impact probe slammed into the frozen comet Tempel 1. The collision briefly lit the dim comet's surface and exposed, for the first time, a section of ancient and virgin material from the comet's interior.
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Scientists using the Swift satellite witnessed a tale of fire and ice today, as NASA's Deep Impact probe slammed into the frozen comet Tempel 1. The collision briefly lit the dim comet's surface and exposed, for the first time, a section of ancient and virgin material from the comet's interior.
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July 1, 2005 - Supernova 2005csUVOT images of SN 2005cs, a Type II supernova in the nearby galaxy M51.
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June 29, 2005 - UVOT image of Comet 9P/Tempel 1Image of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 taken on 29 June 2005 using the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) through an ultraviolet filter centered on 2600 Angstroms.
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May 31, 2005 - Light Curve for 1A 0535+262
May 25, 2005 - A Swift Detection of a Bright, Possibly Short Burst
May 11, 2005 - NASA Scientists Catch Unique Gamma-Ray Burst
NASA scientists have, for the first time, detected and pinned down the location of a short gamma-ray burst, lasting only 50 milliseconds. The burst marks the birth of a black hole.
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NASA scientists have, for the first time, detected and pinned down the location of a short gamma-ray burst, lasting only 50 milliseconds. The burst marks the birth of a black hole.
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April 5, 2005 - Swift Mission Nabs Its First Distance Measurement to Star Explosion
The NASA-led Swift mission has measured the distance to two gamma-ray bursts -- back to back, from opposite parts of the sky -- and both were from over nine billion light years away, unleashed billions of years before the Sun and Earth formed.
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The NASA-led Swift mission has measured the distance to two gamma-ray bursts -- back to back, from opposite parts of the sky -- and both were from over nine billion light years away, unleashed billions of years before the Sun and Earth formed.
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March 9, 2005The Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) took this image of the new supernova 2005am on March 3, 2005.
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February 18, 2005 - NASA Observes One of Brightest Cosmic Explosions
Scientists detected a flash of light from across the Galaxy so powerful; it bounced off the moon and lit up the Earth's upper atmosphere. The flash was brighter than anything ever detected from beyond our Solar System, and it lasted over a tenth of a second.
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Scientists detected a flash of light from across the Galaxy so powerful; it bounced off the moon and lit up the Earth's upper atmosphere. The flash was brighter than anything ever detected from beyond our Solar System, and it lasted over a tenth of a second.
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February 15, 2005 - NASA's Newest Observatory Detects Record-Making Gamma Rays
NASA's Swift Observatory and others have detected what could be the brightest gamma ray flash ever. Researchers will discuss what causes these flashes and their impact on our surrounding solar system at the next NASA Science Update.
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NASA's Swift Observatory and others have detected what could be the brightest gamma ray flash ever. Researchers will discuss what causes these flashes and their impact on our surrounding solar system at the next NASA Science Update.
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February 1, 2005 - Swift Sees Pinwheel Galaxy, Satellite Fully OperationalThe Swift satellite's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) has seen first light, capturing an image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, long loved by amateur astronomers as the "perfect" face-on spiral galaxy. The UVOT now remains poised to observe its first gamma-ray burst.
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January 21, 2005 - Swift Mission Images the Birth of a Black Hole
The NASA-led Swift mission has detected and imaged its first gamma-ray burst, likely the birth cry of a brand new black hole.
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The NASA-led Swift mission has detected and imaged its first gamma-ray burst, likely the birth cry of a brand new black hole.
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January 5, 2005 - NASA Swift Mission Turns On And Sees A Blast Of BurstsThe NASA-led Swift mission opened its doors to a flurry of gamma ray burst action.
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