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written by
Neil Gehrels
published by
the Goddard Space Flight Center
Swift is the first space observatory dedicated to the study of gamma-ray bursts and their afterglow in the gamma ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical wavebands.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=1996">Gehrels, Neil. NASA: Swift Mission. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, October 2, 2008.</a>
Gehrels, N. (2008, October 2). NASA: Swift Mission. Retrieved March 19, 2025, from Goddard Space Flight Center: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/main
Gehrels, Neil. NASA: Swift Mission. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, October 2, 2008. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/main (accessed 19 March 2025).
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