NASA's Spacecraft Spots Yet Another Gamma-Ray Burst
- 9 years ago
NASA's Swift spacecraft does many things. Chief among them is study gamma-ray bursts or GRBs. Its 1000th catch occurred in late October.
NASA's gamma-ray-hunting Swift spacecraft just spotted it's 1,000th GRB—the term for a gamma-ray burst.
Neil Gehrels, the Swift principal investigator at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said, "Detecting GRBs is Swift's bread and butter, and we're now at 1,000 and counting. The spacecraft remains in great shape after nearly 11 years in space, and we expect to see many more GRBs to come."
According to the space agency, "GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe, typically associated wit
NASA's gamma-ray-hunting Swift spacecraft just spotted it's 1,000th GRB—the term for a gamma-ray burst.
Neil Gehrels, the Swift principal investigator at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said, "Detecting GRBs is Swift's bread and butter, and we're now at 1,000 and counting. The spacecraft remains in great shape after nearly 11 years in space, and we expect to see many more GRBs to come."
According to the space agency, "GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe, typically associated wit