Education and Public Outreach
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Researchers Detail How A Distant Black Hole Devoured A Star
Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satellite first alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from the new source in the constellation Draco.
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Nearby Galaxy Boasts Two Monster Black Holes, Both Active
A study using NASA's Swift satellite and the Chandra X-ray Observatory has found a second supersized black hole at the heart of an unusual nearby galaxy already known to be sporting one.
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NASA's Swift Finds Most Distant Gamma-ray Burst Yet
On April 29, 2009, a five-second-long burst of gamma rays from the constellation Canes Venatici triggered the Burst Alert Telescope on NASA's Swift satellite. As with most gamma-ray bursts, this one -- now designated GRB 090429B -- heralded the death of a star some 30 times the sun's mass and the likely birth of a new black hole.
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Welcome to the Swift mission Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) page. Here you will find information about the various projects being done by the Swift E/PO group, as well as cool science, mathematics, and technology learning experiences. Our goal is to use the observations and scientific discoveries of the Swift mission to improve the understanding and utilization of science and mathematics concepts for grades 7-12.
Where over the world is Swift? (click here to find out)
- Swift Explorer - The iPhone App for the Swift Explorer Mission, developed at the Swift Mission Operations Center at Penn State University.
- Newsletter - This is a quarterly newsletter detailing the current news and events of the Swift mission. Sign up to receive the newsletter via email today!
- Gamma-ray Burst Lottery - you get to guess where you think the next gamma-ray burst will happen and mark that spot on the sky. If your guess is closer than anyone else’s, you win!
- Educators - Materials, information, and more about how Swift can help teachers in the classroom.
- Public - Information about the cool science done by Swift.
- Swift Gamma-ray Burst Real-time Sky Map - See where the most recent Gamma-Ray Bursts were seen in the sky.
- Related Links - Links to more information about Swift, its science, and the people involved.
- Swift Q&A - Page listing the questions that have been asked through the feedback form.
Multimedia: See the Swift movie, or Hear the Swift song
If you have a question about Swift, please contact us via the Feedback form.
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