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The Swift Song

The Swift Song is the theme song of the mission; an upbeat, catchy pop tune which teaches listeners about the math and science behind the elusive gamma ray bursts and the Swift satellite. It's a roller coaster gamma ray ride!
  • Download and listen to an MP3 version of the song.
  • Transcript of the words
The ChromaticsPerformed by The Chromatics as part of their AstroCappella educational project: www.astrocappella.com.

The Chromatics are an a cappella group of astrophysicists including Padi Boyd, Alan Smale, Karen Smale, Lisa Kelleher (all from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), John Meyer (JHU), Deb Nixon, and Paul Kolb.

Words and music by Padi Boyd (c) 1999.
 


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