A collection of some of Swift's most noteworthy and interesting discoveries and observations from its ten years of viewing the sky.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.For complete transcript, click here. || Swift_still_print.jpg (1024x576) [115.9 KB] || Swift_still.png (2560x1440) [3.3 MB] || Swift_still_thm.png (80x40) [9.6 KB] || Swift_still_web.jpg (320x180) [20.8 KB] || Swift_still_searchweb.png (320x180) [92.0 KB] || Swift_10_Highlights_H264_Good_1280x720_29.97.webmhd.webm (960x540) [80.6 MB] || G2014-067_Swift_10_Highlights_FINAL_appletv_subtitles.m4v (960x540) [153.8 MB] || G2014-067_Swift_10_Highlights_FINAL_1280x720.wmv (1280x720) [166.6 MB] || Swift_10_Highlights_MPEG4_1280X720_29.97.mp4 (1280x720) [123.7 MB] || G2014-067_Swift_10_Highlights_FINAL_appletv.m4v (960x540) [154.0 MB] || Swift_10_Highlights_H264_Good_1280x720_29.97.mov (1280x720) [351.9 MB] || G2014-067_Swift_10_Highlights_FINAL_youtube_hq.mov (1280x720) [352.2 MB] || G2014-067_Swift_10_Highlights_FINAL_ipod_lg.m4v (640x360) [62.8 MB] || Swift_10_Highlights_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [7.2 KB] || Swift_10_Highlights_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [7.2 KB] || Swift_10_Highlights_H264_640x360_29.97_iPhone.m4v (640x360) [67.4 MB] || G2014-067_Swift_10_Highlights_FINAL_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [32.6 MB] || Swift_10_Highlights_H264_Best_1280x720_59.94.mov (1280x720) [2.5 GB] || Swift_10_Highlights_ProRes_1280x720_59.94.mov (1280x720) [5.2 GB] ||

These videos originally accompanied a Fermi Pulsar Interactive. That interactive is now available here. ||

This compilation summarizes the wide range of science from the first five years of NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Fermi is a NASA observatory designed to reveal the high-energy universe in never-before-seen detail. Launched in 2008, Fermi continues to give astronomers a unique tool for exploring high-energy processes associated with solar flares, spinning neutron stars, outbursts from black holes, exploding stars, supernova remnants and energetic particles to gain insight into how the universe works. Fermi detects gamma rays, the most powerful form of light, with energies thousands to billions of times greater than the visible spectrum.The mission has discovered pulsars, proved that supernova remnants can accelerate particles to near the speed of light, monitored eruptions of black holes in distant galaxies, and found giant bubbles linked to the central black hole in our own galaxy. From blazars to thunderstorms, from dark matter to supernova remnants, catch the highlights of NASA Fermi’s first five years in space.View all the Fermi-related media from the last 5 years in the Fermi Gallery.For more information about Fermi, visit NASA's Fermi webpage. ||

This infographic summarizes key aspects of NASA's Swift mission, from its instruments to scientific results gleaned from 20 years of operations. Swift is still going strong, and the observatory remains a key part of NASA’s strategy to monitor the changing sky with multiple telescopes using different approaches for studying the cosmos.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterClick the download button to select from a range of sizes. || Swift_20_Infographic_Quarter.jpg (1550x1991) [1.2 MB] || Swfit_20_Poster_CMYK.jpg (6200x7965) [19.2 MB] || Swift_20_Infographic_Full.jpg (6200x7965) [7.4 MB] || Swift_20_Infographic_Full.png (6200x7965) [34.2 MB] || Swift_20_Infographic_Half.jpg (3100x3983) [3.2 MB] || Swift_20_Infographic_Half.png (3100x3983) [10.5 MB] || Swift_20_Infographic_Full.jpg.dzi [178 bytes] || Swift_20_Infographic_Full.jpg_files [4.0 KB] ||

Scientists reflect on XMM-Newton’s 20th anniversary. The mission, led by ESA (European Space Agency), has dramatically improved our understanding of the cosmos thanks to detailed X-ray observations. NASA funded two of its three instruments, including the Optical/UV Monitor Telescope, which made XMM-Newton one of the first multiwavelength observatories in space.Music: "Passionate Research" and "Wondrous Planet" both from Universal Production MusicCredit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || XMM_Still1.jpg (1280x720) [553.6 KB] || XMM_Still1_print.jpg (1024x576) [451.3 KB] || XMM_20th_Anniversary_ProRes_1280x720_2997.mov (1280x720) [3.1 GB] || XMM_20th_Anniversary_Best_720.mp4 (1280x720) [891.1 MB] || XMM_20th_Anniversary_Good_720.mp4 (1280x720) [251.9 MB] || XMM_20th_Anniversary_Best_720.webm (1280x720) [52.7 MB] || XMM_20th_Anniversary_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [9.6 KB] || XMM_20th_Anniversary_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [9.6 KB] ||

This movie shows a complete revolution around a simulated black hole and its accretion disk following a path that is perpendicular to the disk. The black hole’s extreme gravitational field redirects and distorts light coming from different parts of the disk, but exactly what we see depends on our viewing angle. The greatest distortion occurs when viewing the system nearly edgewise. As our viewpoint rotates around the black hole, we see different parts of the fast-moving gas in the accretion disk moving directly toward us. Due to a phenomenon called "relativistic Doppler beaming," gas in the disk that's moving toward us makes that side of the disk appear brighter, the opposite side darker. This effect disappears when we're directly above or below the disk because, from that angle, none of the gas is moving directly toward us.When our viewpoint passes beneath the disk, it looks like the gas is moving in the opposite direction. This is no different that viewing a clock from behind, which would make it look like the hands are moving counter-clockwise.CORRECTION: In earlier versions of the 360-degree movies on this page, these important effects were not apparent. This was due to a minor mistake in orienting the camera relative to the disk. The fact that it was not initially discovered by the NASA scientist who made the movie reflects just how bizarre and counter-intuitive black holes can be! Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman || BH_Accretion_Disk_Sim_360_4k_Prores.00001_print.jpg (1024x1024) [33.2 KB] || BH_Accretion_Disk_Sim_360_4k_Prores.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [17.0 KB] || BH_Accretion_Disk_Sim_360_4k_Prores.00001_thm.png (80x40) [1.9 KB] || BH_Accretion_Disk_Sim_360_1080.mp4 (1080x1080) [19.0 MB] || BH_Accretion_Disk_Sim_360_1080.webm (1080x1080) [2.8 MB] || BH_Accretion_Disk_Sim_360_4k_Prores.mov (3840x3840) [1020.1 MB] || 360 (3840x3840) [32.0 KB] || BH_Accretion_Disk_Sim_360_4k.mp4 (3840x3840) [119.2 MB] ||

NASA Science Live: Galaxy of Horrors (Episode 10) || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10_youtube_720.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [79.7 KB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10_youtube_720.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [79.6 KB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10_youtube_720.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10_lowres.mp4 (1280x720) [550.9 MB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10_youtube_720.mp4 (1280x720) [3.1 GB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10.mov (1280x720) [20.7 GB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10_youtube_720.webm (1280x720) [222.1 MB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10.en_US.srt [59.1 KB] || 13415_NSL_Galaxy_Ep10.en_US.vtt [55.9 KB] ||

NASA Science Live: Black Hole 101 (Episode 11) || 13480_NSL_Blackhole_youtube_720.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [79.3 KB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole_youtube_720.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [79.1 KB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole_youtube_720.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole_lowres.mp4 (1280x720) [551.1 MB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole_youtube_720.mp4 (1280x720) [3.1 GB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole.mov (1280x720) [20.6 GB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole_youtube_720.webm (1280x720) [223.1 MB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole.en_US.srt [56.3 KB] || 13480_NSL_Blackhole.en_US.vtt [52.8 KB] ||

Watch how a monster black hole ripping apart a star may have launched a ghost particle toward Earth. Astronomers have long predicted that tidal disruption events could produce high-energy neutrinos, nearly massless particles from outside our galaxy traveling close to the speed of light. One recent event, named AT2019dsg, provides the first proof this prediction is true but has challenged scientists’ assumptions of where and when these elusive particles might form during these destructive outbursts. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: "Diagnostic Report" from Universal Production MusicComplete transcript available. || AT2019dsg_prores_still.jpg (1920x1080) [299.2 KB] || AT2019dsg_prores_still_print.jpg (1024x576) [119.5 KB] || AT2019dsg_prores_still_searchweb.png (180x320) [42.6 KB] || AT2019dsg_prores_still_web.png (320x180) [42.6 KB] || AT2019dsg_prores_still_thm.png (80x40) [4.1 KB] || AT2019dsg_HQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [347.5 MB] || AT2019dsg_LQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [191.3 MB] || AT2019dsg_prores.mov (1920x1080) [1.7 GB] || AT2019dsg_LQ.webm (1920x1080) [21.5 MB] || AT2019dsg_LQ.en_US.srt [3.7 KB] || AT2019dsg_LQ.en_US.vtt [3.7 KB] ||

Watch: This vintage segment on Copernicus comes from a 1973 edition of “The Science Report,” a long-running film series produced by the U.S. Information Agency. Credit: National Archives (306-SR-138B)Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || OAO-CopernicusFilm.02735_print.jpg (1024x768) [108.8 KB] || OAO-CopernicusFilm.mov (1440x1080) [2.1 GB] || OAO-CopernicusFilm.mp4 (1440x1080) [235.2 MB] || OAO-CopernicusFilm.webm (1440x1080) [24.5 MB] || OAO-CopernicusFilm.en_US.srt [3.8 KB] || OAO-CopernicusFilm.en_US.vtt [3.8 KB] ||