NASA’s Swift Discovers Magnetar SGR J1745-29
New data from NASA’s Swift spacecraft have led to the discovery of a rare subclass of neutron stars and will help astronomers decipher the physical…
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Astronomers View the Infrastructure of Gamma-ray Burst Jet 120308A
Astronomers detail the magnetic fields at the heart of GRB 120308A, which was detected by NASA’s Swift satellite in the constellation Ursa Minor. A new…
NASA’s Swift Reveals “Anti-Glitch” in a Neutron Star
Observations from NASA’s Swift X-ray Telescope have revealed that the rotation of neutron star 1E 2259+586 is slowing down, affecting this magnetar in exactly the…
NASA’s Fermi, Swift View Record-Setting Gamma-Ray Burst
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and Swift satellite viewed gamma-ray burst 130427A, which produced the highest-energy light ever detected from a GRB. A record-setting blast…
NASA’s Swift Discovers Three Unusually Long-Lasting Stellar Explosions
In three new studies, astronomers discuss the three unusually long-lasting stellar explosions that were discovered by NASA’s Swift satellite and represent a previously unrecognized class…