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Swift: image of the week

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 20 November 2015 - Categories: Image of the week, Space exploration, Space science
A gamma-ray burst, depicted in green.

Today marks the anniversary of NASA's Swift satellite, which rode to orbit aboard a Delta II rocket on November 20, 2004. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful explosions in the universe. These bursts are thought to be connected to …

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