The Swift satellite lives up to its name, revealing cosmic explosions as they happen

Details The Swift satellite lives up to its name, revealing cosmic explosions as they happen The Swift satellite lives up to its name, revealing cosmic explosions as they happen

2008-10-20

arxiv.org/abs/0810.3523v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 5 figures, to appear in the Triennial Issue of Philosophical Transactions A of the Royal Society

Scientific paper

10.1098/rsta.2008.0153

Gamma-ray Bursts are the most powerful objects in the Universe. Discovered in the 1960's as brief flashes of gamma-radiation, we now know they emit across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, are located in distant galaxies and comprise two distinct populations, one of which may originate in the deaths of massive stars. The launch of the Swift satellite in 2004 has brought a flurry of new discoveries, advancing our understanding of these sources and the galaxies that host them. We highlight a number of important results from the Swift era thus far.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The Swift satellite lives up to its name, revealing cosmic explosions as they happen does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The Swift satellite lives up to its name, revealing cosmic explosions as they happen, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Swift satellite lives up to its name, revealing cosmic explosions as they happen will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-265646