News from 2006
- December 20, 2006 - NASA Satellite Discovers New Kind of Black Hole Explosion
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- Scientists using NASA data are studying a newly recognized type of cosmic explosion called a hybrid gamma-ray burst. As with other gamma-ray bursts, this hybrid blast is likely signaling the birth of a new black hole.
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- December 6, 2006 - A New Release of the Swift Software and Calibration Data is Available for Download
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- November 21, 2006 - Twin Star Explosions Fascinate Astronomers
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- November 6, 2006 - Monster Stellar Flare Seen by NASA Scientists Dwarfs All Others
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- Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite have spotted a stellar flare on a nearby star so powerful that, had it been from our sun, it would have triggered a mass extinction on Earth. The flare was perhaps the most energetic magnetic stellar explosion ever detected.
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- October 5, 2006 - NASA Performs Headcount of Local Black Holes
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- NASA scientists using the Swift satellite have conducted the first complete census of galaxies with active, central black holes, a project that scanned the entire sky several times over a nine-month period.
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- October 5, 2006 - Scientists Determine The Nature Of Black Hole Jets
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- NASA and Italian scientists using Swift have for the first time determined what the particle jets streaming from black holes are made of.
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- October 5, 2006 - Recent Developments in the Study of Gamma-Ray Bursts Meeting
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- October 4, 2006 - Mug Shots of Supernovas Reveal Two Key Findings
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- Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite have observed two dozen recent star explosions, called supernovae, quickly after the event and have discovered never-before-seen properties, some of which run counter to prevailing theories.
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- September 24, 2006 - Software Swift XRT Patch: HEASOFT 6.1.1
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- September 21, 2006 - Software Release: HEASOFT 6.1
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- August 30, 2006 - Swift Newsletter - Issue 5
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- August 30, 2006 - Caught in the Act, Scientists Watch Supernova Explode
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- Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite and a combination of orbiting and ground-based observatories have for the first time caught a supernova in the act of exploding.
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- July 17, 2006 - Two Important Items Concerning Swift Cycle 3
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- If you are interested in being a Swift Cycle 3 proposer or reviewer, please read this important information (also sent to the swiftnews mailing list).
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- May 12, 2006 - X-rays Fly as Cracking Comet Streaks Across the Sky
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- Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite have detected X-rays from a comet that is now passing the Earth and rapidly disintegrating on what could be its final orbit around the sun.
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- May 9, 2006 - Swift Cycle 3 Guest Investigator Program Information
- Information for proposers for Swift Cycle 3 is now available. New features of Cycle 3
include fully electronic proposal submission, and the availability of a limited amount of
non-GRB TOO time.
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- April 27, 2006 - Update of XRT CALDB
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- April 26, 2006 - New CALDB and Software Release
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- April 10, 2006 - BBC News: Telescope looks to go to the edge
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- April 7, 2006 - Swift Newsletter, Issue 4
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- April 7, 2006 - BBC News: 'Dead star' erupts for big show
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- February 24, 2006 - Scientists Detect New Kind of Cosmic Explosion
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- Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite have detected a new kind of cosmic explosion. The event appears to be a precursor to a supernova, which is expected to reach peak brightness in one week.
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- February 24, 2006 - Swift Satellite Detects Unusual Cosmic Explosion
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- January 3, 2006 - Swift Newsletter - Issue 3
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