Universe ID: 13594

A Day in the Life of a NASA Satellite Team

Released on April 28, 2020

Launched on Nov. 20, 2004, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been on the hunt to uncover the mystery of the universe’s most powerful explosions: gamma-ray bursts. These extreme events are some of the farthest objects we’ve ever detected and are associated with some of the most dramatic events in our cosmos, like the collapse of massive stars or the mergers of two neutron stars. In celebration of fifteen years of excellent science, join a Swift scientist as she describes a typical day for the team.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Music: "Fiber Optics" from Universal Production Music.

Complete transcript available.

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NASA’s Swift Satellite Celebrates 15 Years of Multiwavelength Science

Credits

Regina Caputo (University of Maryland College Park): Scientist
Brad Cenko (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Joshua E. Schlieder (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Animator
Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Producer
Regina Caputo (NASA/GSFC): Narrator
Regina Caputo (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center