Celebrating 20 Years of Swift!

November: Intro To Swift

November 2024 kicks off a multi-month celebration of the amazing science, operations, and mission that made the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory a unique part of the NASA fleet. Launched in 2004, Swift has been scanning the sky catching gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events in the universe. Join us in subsequent months where we’ll highlight the science of gamma-ray bursts, how Swift works with its other observatory friends, how Swift has changed astronomy, and what kinds of exciting science we’ll look forward to in the future.