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2024
- Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud - PSU Eberly College of Science
- Swift and AI
2023
- WASP-107b
- GRB 230307A
- Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for life - The Independent
- Second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen observed creating elements needed for life - Phys.org
- NASA's Webb Makes First Detection of Heavy Element from Star Merger - Webb Space Telescope
- James Webb Space Telescope makes first detection of heavy element from star merger - University of Leicester
- Swift J023017.0+283603
- Black hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite - Reuters
- Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths'-worth of star every time it passes - Science Daily
- Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths'-worth of star every time it passes - Phys.org
- Astronomers spot star being ‘repeatedly shredded and consumed’ by black hole - Web Times
- Scientists find 'missing link' of how black holes disrupt orbiting stars - MSN News
- Scientists find 'missing link' of how black holes disrupt orbiting stars - The Metro
- Astronomers observe sun-like star being 'repeatedly shredded' by black hole - Daily Mail Online
- NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Discovers Black Hole Snacking On a Sun-Like Star - Techeblog
- University of Leicester scientists involved in discovery of origins of 'ghost particles' in space - University of Leicester press release
- Comet slow-down
- Swift renamed in honour of Neil Gehrels
2017
- GW 170817/GRB 170817A
- Exploring the cosmos with gravitational waves - IOP Physics World podcast
- Q&A session with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration - reddit "Ask Me Anything"
- What happened to the GW170817 neutron stars after the merger? - IOP Physics World
- Scientists uncover 'pictures' of gravitational waves - UK itv news
- Gravitational waves: new frontiers in scientific knowledge - UK Channel 4 news
- UK scientists part of astronomical landmark result - UKSA/Gov.uk
- Seeing the light of neutron star collisions - Phys.org
- NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event - JPL
- NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event - NASA
- Einstein's waves detected in star smash - BBC
- Gravitational waves + new clues from space reveal new way to make a black hole - PSU press release
- Catching the first light from a gravitational wave event - UCL press release Leicester scientists describe 'astronomical phenomenon never witnessed before' Leicester Newsblog
- University of Leicester scientists reveal first light from stellar collision discovered by gravitational waves - University of Leicester press release (Related video)
- Astrónomos descubren una de las novas más luminosas de la historia - Computer Hoy (in Spanish)
- Die hellste Nova am Himmel? - Spektrum (in German) Detectan una de las explosiones de nova más luminosas de todos los tiempos - ABC Ciencia (in Spanish)
- Rendkívül fényes "új csillagot" találtak a Tejútrendszer közelében - Tudomány (in Hungarian)
- Descubren la estrella más luminosa: Nova SMCN 2016-10a - Excelsior (in Spanish)
- Extrem leuchtstarke Nova in der Kleinen Magellanschen Wolke beobachtet - der Standard (in German)
- Najsjajnija nova u istoriji - Astronomski Magazin (in Croatian)
- Los astrónomos captan la explosión más brillante nunca antes vista de una estrella enana blanca (Nova)" - Universitam (in Spanish)
- Astronomers Discover One the Brightest New Stars - plenglish.com
- Scientists discover one of the most luminous 'new stars' ever - Science Daily
- Most luminous white dwarf eruption spotted by astronomers - Signs of the Times
- Brightest 'new star' ever discovered - and it's in a neighbouring galaxy - International Business Times
- Astronomers Spot What Could Be The Most Luminous Nova Ever - IFL Science
- Astronomers Discover One of Most Luminous Novae Ever - Sci News
- Astronomers spot one of the brightest novae ever - Astronomy Magazine
- Scientists discover one of the most luminous 'new stars' ever - Phys.org
- Scientists discover one of the most luminous 'new stars' ever - University of Leicester press release
- Discovery of one of the most luminous eruptions from a dying star: SALT contributes to a major international multi-wavelength effort led by South Africa - SALT
- Discovery of one of the most luminous eruptions from a dying star: SALT contributes to a major international multi-wavelength effort led by South Africa. - SAAO press release
2016
- NASA missions harvest a passel of 'pumpkin' stars - Phys.org
- Slowest spinning neutron star
- Unusual short burst of X-rays coming from slowest-spinning neutron star - Science Daily
- NASA might have just spotted the slowest spinning magnetar ever - Science Alert
- Young magnetar likely slowest pulsar ever detected - Astronomy Now
- Swift telescope detects slowest-spinning neutron star - Penn State News
- Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected - NASA
- Supermassive black hole devours star and becomes X-ray flashlight - The Register
- Swift follow-up of LIGO detection of Gravitational Waves - Take 2
- Swift Satellite Used to Chase Colliding Black Holes - Space Daily
- Scientists chase colliding black holes - Leicester newsblog
- University of Leicester scientists chase colliding black holes - University of Leicester press release
- Swift follow-up of LIGO detection of Gravitational Waves
- Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein's Prediction: Opens New Window on the Universe with Observation of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes - Penn State Science
- Dark Cosmology Centre in hunt for gravitational wave sources - DARK Cosmology Centre
- Astronomers join hunt for Einstein's gravitational sirens - Leicester Newsblog
- University of Leicester astronomers join world-wide hunt for Einstein's gravitational sirens - University of Leicester press release
2015
- 1000 GRBs for Swift
- Swift's 1,000th! - Bad Astronomy Blog
- Swift satellite detects 1000th gamma-ray burst - DARK Cosmology Centre
- Swift Satellite Spots its Thousandth Gamma-ray Burst - University of Leicester press release
- NASA's Swift Spots its Thousandth Gamma-ray Burst GRB 151027B - NASA
- Mrk 335
- Black Hole Has Major Flare - NuSTAR
- Shifting Coronas Around Black Holes - JPL
- Tidal Disruption Event: ASASSN-14li
- Black hole caught in the act of ripping apart a star - Penn State Science
- ASASSN-14li Provides an Excellent Opportunity to Study the Environment around a Black Hole - SciTech Daily
- Astronomers catch a black hole shredding a star to pieces - Astronomy Now
- ASASSN-14li: X-Ray Telescopes Catch Supermassive Black Hole Shredding Star to Pieces - sci-news
- Black Hole ASASSN-14li Is Shredding A Star To Pieces - science2.0
- Astronomers Catch a Black Hole Shredding A Star to Pieces - University of Maryland
- Research explores how destroyed star rains onto black hole - Leicester Newsblog
- Research explores how destroyed star rains onto black hole - University of Leicester press release
- V404 Cyg
- Stunning 'Bull's-eye' blast from a black hole captured: Scientists detect echo of X-ray light as eruption in deep-space continues - Daily Mail
- Rare View of Black Hole Caught in 'Bull's-Eye' Eruption - space.com
- A Sleeping Black Hole Awakens - Sky and Telescope
- NASA satellite shows black hole 'bulls-eye' eruption - engadget
- Astronomers Spot A Black Hole That Looks Just Like A Bullseye - IFL Science
- A wonderful X-ray image of an erupting black hole... - QI Elves Twitter Feed
- Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole - Softpedia
- Erupting black hole marks the stunning bull’s eye light show - Silicon Republic
- Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust - University of Leicester News Blog
- NASA's Swift Reveals a Black Hole Bull's-eye - University of Leicester press release
- Swift satellite reveals a black hole bull's-eye - Phys.org
- NASA's Swift reveals a black hole bull's-eye - EurekAlert
- NASA's Swift Reveals a Black Hole Bull's-eye - NASA
- Oadby telescope in black hole study - University of Leicester News Blog
- Oadby telescope in black hole study - University of Leicester press release
- NASA Missions Monitor a Waking Black Hole - NASA
- NASA Spacecraft Capture Rare, Early Moments of Baby Supernovae - NASA
- Il re introverso (Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients) - INAF (in Italian)
2014
- A Swift glance at red dwarfs - Things We Don't Know
- Ten years of Swift
- Success for burst mission - space:UK
- Space scientists at the University of Leicester celebrate a decade of discoveries with NASA’s Swift satellite - SpaceRef
- Leicester Uni scientists celebrate decade of discoveries with NASA's Swift satellite - ADS Advance
- Forget Interstellar, Watch Milestones From NASA Swift’s 10 Years in Space - Newsweek
- 10 anni di Swift - INAF (in Italian)
- NASA's Swift Satellite Marks 10 Years of Game-changing Astrophysics - NASA
- Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission Marks Ten Years of Discovery - NASA "Image of the Day"
- "Happy 10th Anniversary in Space," He Said Swiftly - Bad Astronomy Blog
- Celebrating a decade of discoveries with NASA’s Swift satellite - Leicester News Blog
- Space scientists at the University of Leicester celebrate a decade of discoveries with NASA’s Swift satellite - University of Leicester press release
- Leicester space scientists celebrate 10 years of discoveries using the Swift X-ray telescope - Leicester Mercury
- SDSS1133
- Mega flare from DG CVn
- This Massive Stellar Flare Would Have Been Catastrophic for Nearby Planets - National Geographic
- Stellar Explosion Dwarfs Our Sun’s Best Shot - Bad Astronomy Blog
- Dwarf Star Emits Solar Flare 10,000 Times Stronger Than Anything Seen From Our Sun - IFL Science
- NASA's Swift mission observes mega flares from nearby red dwarf star - Science Daily
- Mini star ejects mega flares - UPI.com
- Swift mission observes mega flares from a mini star - Phys.org
- Swift observes mega flares from a mini star - The Watchers
- Meet the megaflare: Nasa spots record flare 10,000 times more powerful than the largest solar blast ever recorded from our sun - Daily Mail
- NASA's Swift Mission Observes Mega Flares from a Mini Star - NASA
- GRB 130925A (Redux)
- Mystery of rare 5-hour space explosion explained with help from US/Russia and US/UK/Italy satellites - PSU press release
- University of Leicester scientists probe the mystery of hours-long celestial explosions - University of Leicester press release
- NASA's Chandra Observatory Searches for Trigger of Nearby Supernova - NASA
- NASA's NuSTAR Sees Rare Blurring of Black Hole Light - NASA
- GRB 130925A
- Swiftly Moving Gas Streamer Eclipses Supermassive Black Hole - NASA
- Comet Siding Spring
- Leicester scientists quell cosmic Twitter storm - Leicester Newsblog
- NASA's Senior review
- NASA Ranks Swift Satellite Number One - PSU
- Swift satellite gets ringing endorsement from NASA - University of Leicester press release
- NASA endorses Swift satellite - Leicester Newsblog
- Milky Way's Black Hole To Gobble Giant Gas Cloud Soon, Scientists Say - Huffington Post
- Nearby SN 2014J
- Supernova SN 2014J pictured by Swift space observatory - AstroNews (in Russian)
- NASA Spacecraft Take Aim At Nearby Supernova - Space Coast Daily
- NASA Observes Nearby Supernova Explosion - Liberty Voice
- Nearby Type Ia Supernova Caught In The Act - redOrbit
- A new, "Exceptionally Close" Exploding Star - PSU
- NASA Spacecraft Take Aim At Nearby Supernova - NASA
- X-ray action at centre of Milky Way
2013
- Publication of 1SXPS Catalogue
- Casi cien mil nuevas fuentes cósmicas de rayos X - Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia (in Spanish)
- Hundred thousand new cosmic x-ray sources identified - India Vision
- Swift Data Reveal 100K New Cosmic X-Ray Source Locations - redOrbit
- Swift Satellite Catches a Hundred Thousand New Cosmic X-Ray Sources - Science Daily
- University of Leicester space experts create new cosmic star map - Leicester Mercury
- Swift satellite catches a hundred thousand new cosmic X-ray sources - Phys.org
- New insights into cosmic phenomena - University of Leicester
- Swift satellite catches a hundred thousand new cosmic X-ray sources - University of Leicester press release
- GRB 120308A: Polarised emission
- Metti un GRB nel mirino - INAF (in Italian)
- Glimpsing the Infrastructure of a Gamma-ray Burst Jet - NASA
- GRB 130427A: Brightest GRB yet detected
- Aclarando el misterio del estallido de rayos gamma con el nivel energético más alto - Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia (in Spanish)
- Quel mostruoso lampo gamma che sfida gli astrofisici. È il lato violento dell'Universo - La Repubblica (in Italian)
- Monster gamma-ray burst seen in cosmic neighbourhood - Sen
- What caused the monster gamma-ray burst of April 2013? - EarthSky
- 'Monster' gamma ray burst in space sets record for death of star - The Guardian
- Monster Gamma-Ray Burst in Our Cosmic Neighborhood - Science Daily
- GRB 130427A: Brightest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst Detected - Sci-News.com
- Gamma-ray burst brightest ever seen - BBC
- Astronomers reveal mystery of brightest ever Gamma-ray Burst - University of Leicester press release
- What can we learn from the biggest Gamma-ray Burst in recorded history? - University of Leicester
- NASA Sees 'Watershed' Cosmic Blast in Unique Detail - NASA
- 'Dual identity' pulsar: IGR J18245-2452
- Astronomers observe pulsar switching in energy source - ASTRON
- Astronomers find missing link pulsar - CSIRO
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Star Morphs from Radio to X-ray Pulsar and Back Again - NRAO
- Volatile pulsar reveals millisecond missing link - INTEGRAL
- Missing link found between X-ray and radio pulsars - ESA
- "Transformer" Star Discovered with X-rays and Radio Waves - PSU
- Astronomers Uncover a 'Transformer' Pulsar - NASA
- Milky Way Magnetar
- Newly Found Pulsar Helps Astronomers Explore Milky Way's Mysterious Core - NRAO
- A strong magnetic field around the Milky Way's black hole - Phys.Org
- A magnetar at the heart of our Milky Way - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft news
- Kilonova
- In a galaxy 4 billion light-years away... astronomers find ‘smoking gun' trail after gamma-ray blast - University of Leicester press release
- Hubble sees the fireball from a kilonova - EarthSky
- Hubble sees the fireball from a "Kilonova" - NASA
- Hubble Finds 'Smoking Gun' After Gamma-Ray Blast - Hubble press release
- Earth's Gold Came from Colliding Dead Stars - Harvard-Smithsonian CfA press release
- UV galaxy maps
- "I Took Pictures of Two Galaxies!", He Said Swiftly - Bad Astronomy Blog
- NASA creates eye-popping 160-megapixel image of our two nearest galaxies - engadget
- Penn State controlled satellite captures best ultraviolet maps of two galaxies - PSU
- NASA's Swift Produces Best Ultraviolet Maps of the Nearest Galaxies - NASA
- "Anti-glitch" in a Neutron Star
- Leicester scientists Swift-ly spot star slowdown - University of Leicester
- Leicester astronomers help in discovery of neutron star slowdown - University of Leicester press release
- Weird Glitch in a Cosmic Clock - Sky & Telescope
- Cosmic Glitch: Astronomers Discover New Phenomenon in Neutron Star - Science Daily
- Fast-Spinning Magnetic Star Has Strange Glitch - space.com
- Super-dense star is first ever found suddenly slowing its spin - PSU
- NASA's Swift Reveals New Phenomenon in a Neutron Star - NASA
- New magnetar at the Galactic centre
- Magnetar found at giant black hole - Nature
- A Cosmic Sleight of Hand - Sky & Telescope
- GRB 130427A: Brightest Burst
- Gemini Arrives Early to the Scene of "Shockingly Bright" Gamma-ray Burst - Gemini Obseravtory
- Brilliant GRB Blast with an Amateur Twist - Sky & Telescope
- The Wow Burst - HEASARC Picture of the Week
- Massive Star Explosion Is The Biggest On Record - Huffington Post (and in Italian)
- NASA's Fermi, Swift See 'Shockingly Bright' Gamma-ray Burst - GSFC Multimedia
- NASA's Fermi, Swift See 'Shockingly Bright' Burst - NASA
- Discoveries Of NASA’s Swift Spacecraft Awe Astronomers - Space Coast Daily
- Ultra-long GRBs
- L'origine des sursauts gamma de très longue durée - Pour la Science (in French)
- Strange gamma ray source a dying super star? - ABC Science
- Dying supergiant stars implicated in hours-long gamma-ray bursts - Phys.Org
- Dying Supergiant Stars Implicated in Hours-Long Gamma-Ray Bursts - Science Daily
- Le chant du cygne des étoiles super-massives dure plusieurs heures - CNRS press release (in French)
- Il raggio gamma più lungo - INAF press release (in Italian)
- Strange new bursts of gamma-rays point to a new way to destroy a star - University of Warwick press release
- Dying Supergiant Stars Implicated in Hours-long Gamma-Ray Bursts - NASA
- Turning massive cosmic explosions into art - University of Leicester press release
- Black Hole wakes up and has a Light Snack - ESA
- NASA's Swift Sizes Up Comet ISON - NASA
- NASA's Swift, Chandra Explore a Youthful 'Star Wreck' - NASA
2012
- UVOT Gallery
- Study Reveals a Remarkable Symmetry in Black Hole Jets - NASA
- Astronomers Catch Jet from Binge-Eating Black Hole - NASA
- Evidence for Supernova emission in GRB X-ray spectra
- X-ray Burst May Be the First Sign of a Supernova - Universe Today
- X-ray spacecraft could aid supernova hunt - UPI.com
- X-ray vision can reveal birth of supernovae? - Tell Me Boss
- X-ray Burst May Be the First Sign of a Supernova - Democratic Underground
- X-ray vision can reveal the moment of birth of violent supernovae - nanowerk
- X-ray spacecraft could aid supernova hunt - Brietbart
- X-ray vision 'may reveal moment of birth of violent supernovae' - Zee News
- X-ray vision can reveal the moment of birth of violent supernovae - Space Daily
- X-ray vision can reveal the moment of birth of violent supernovae - in Loughborough
- Swift Satellite May Detect Birth Of Violent Supernovae - science 2.0
- X-ray vision can reveal birth of supernovae? - Business Standard
- Supernovae Birth Could Be Caught Sooner By Looking For X-ray Signatures - Before It's News
- X-ray Vision Can Reveal the Moment of Birth of Violent Supernovae - Science Newsline
- X-ray vision can reveal birth of supernovae? - tech2
- Life and Universe X-ray vision could reveal moment of birth of violent supernovae - HindustanTimes
- X-ray vision can reveal the moment of birth of violent supernovae - RAS press release
- X-ray vision can reveal the moment of birth of violent supernovae - University of Leicester press release
- Cygnus OB2
- A new black hole in our Galaxy
- NASA's Swift satellite discovers new black hole in Milky Way - Global Times (China)
- NASA's Swift Satellite Discovers Previously Unknown Black Hole In Milky Way Galaxy - International Business Times
- Rare X-Ray Nova Reveals a New Black Hole in the Milky Way - Universe Today
- Una rara Nova X per Swift - INAF (in Italian)
- New Black Hole Discovered in Our Galaxy - PSU press release
- NASA's Swift Satellite Discovers a New Black Hole in our Galaxy - NASA
- Exoplanet Atmospheric Changes
- Dramatic Change Spotted On a Faraway Planet - Science Daily
- Dramatic changes spotted in HD 189733b exoplanet atmosphere - Phys.Org
- Dramatic change spotted on a faraway planet - EurekAlert
- Dramatic change spotted on a faraway planet - University of Warwick press release
- Hubble, Swift Detect First-Ever Changes in an Exoplanet Atmosphere - NASA
- NASA's Swift Monitors Departing Comet Garradd - NASA
- NASA's Swift Narrows Down Origin of Important Supernova Class - NASA
- Andromeda Galaxy Pops Up Ultraluminous X-ray Sources - Space Fellowship
- New displays tell the Leicester story of space exploration - Leicester Newsblog
- Scientists form black hole theory - Leicester Mercury
2011
- Christmas Burst
- Neutron Star of Wonder - HEASARC Picture of the Week
- It's a very merry gamma ray burst Christmas - Leicester Newsblog
- Finally the stars' new type of scenario unfolds - Korean news (in Korean)
- Did comet killing spark Christmas light show? - New Scientist
- Kamikaze comet could be Christmas explosion culprit - Cosmos Magazine
- Two theories offered in Christmas burst - UPI.com
- Competing Explanations Proposed for Strange Christmas Space Explosion - space.com
- NASA Observatory Finds Gamma-Ray Christmas Burst With Dual Personality - Eurasia Review
- Fusión de estrellas en la 'explosión de Navidad' - ElMundo.es (in Spanish)
- Peculiar Cosmic Explosion on Christmas 2010 Continues to Intrigue Astronomers - PSU press release
- Mysterious Christmas Day "Starburst" Explained? - National Geographic
- Christmas gamma-ray burst still puzzles - ScienceNews
- The Dual Personality of the 'Christmas Burst' - UKSA
- Liverpool Telescope Reveals Supernova Associated With New Type of Gamma-Ray Burst - Liverpool Telescope press release
- Out of this world discovery - Leicester Mercury
- A new star in the Christmas sky - University of Leicester press release
- NASA | The Dual Personality of the 'Christmas Burst' - YouTube
- The Dual Personality of the 'Christmas Burst' - GSFC multimedia page
- NASA's Swift Finds a Gamma-Ray Burst With a Dual Personality - NASA
- Happy Birthday, Swift! - Bad Astronomy Blog
- Asteroid flyby
- A Swiftly passing asteroid - Bad Astronomy blog
- Asteroid Video Captured by NASA's Swift Satellite- PSU press release
- Swift catches asteroid flyby - UKSA
- NASA's Swift Observatory Catches Asteroid Flyby - NASA press release
- Swift iPhone App
- New App for Amateur Astronomers, NASA Offers - International Business Times
- Now there's an app for NASA's Swift Observatory - PhysOrg.com
- Now There's an App for NASA's Swift Observatory - PSU press release
- Coincidentally, about those exploding stars... - Geeked on Goddard
- Tidal Disruption Event, Swift J164449.3+573 (part 2)
- Lights out: Leicester astronomers detect star falling into a black hole - Leicester Newsblog
- Black hole signals stellar feast - Astronomy Now Online
- Super-massive black hole devours a star and scientists watch it for the first time - Daily Mail Online
- Distant black hole discovered devouring a Sun-like star - Penn State News
- El brillo de un agujero negro al absorber una estrella sorprende a los cientificos - lukor (in Spanish)
- Massive Black Hole Caught in the Act of Swallowing a Star for the First Time - University of Leicester press release
- The latest findings on the star-eating black hole - Geeked on Goddard
- The awakening of a cosmic monster - Nature News and Views
- NASA's Swift Satellite Spots Black Hole Devouring A Star - NASA multimedia links
- Researchers Detail How A Distant Black Hole Devoured A Star - NASA
- Tidal Disruption Event, Swift J164449.3+573
- Black hole kills star and blasts 3.8 billion light year beam at Earth - University of Leicester press release
- Black hole kills star and blasts 3.8 billion light year beam at Earth - University of Warwick press release
- Star eaten by black hole - Astronomy Now Online
- Black hole kills star and blasts 3.8 billion light year beam at Earth - e! Science News
- Scientists: black hole kills star, blasts beam at Earth - World Science
- Black Hole Blasts Gamma Rays While Devouring Star - The Epoch Times
- Black Hole Devours Star and Hurls Energy Across 3.8 Billion Light Years - Universe Today
- Black hole kills star and blasts 3.8 billion light year beam at Earth - EurekAlert
- Amazing rays as star succumbs to dark side - Sydney Morning Herald
- First time ever: scientists see jets as black hole swallows a star - ars technica
- Star swallowing Black Hole - Science in Action (radio programme)
- Powerful cosmic blast as black hole shreds star - BBC
- ScienceShot: Powerful Jet Being Produced by Star-Eating Black Hole - Science Now
- GRB 090429B - z~9.4
- Massive explosion helps Warwick researcher spot Universe's most distant object - University of Warwick press release
- University of Leicester astronomers in discovery of 'most distant object ever seen' - Leicester press release
- Gamma-ray burst is most distant yet seen - Nature News Blog
- Cosmic explosion is new candidate for most distant object in the Universe - UKSA
- Swift Detects Most Distant Object In The Universe! AGAIN! - Geeked on Goddard
- Cosmic Explosion is New Candidate for Most Distant Object in the Universe - PSU press release
- Cosmic distance record 'broken' - BBC
- NASA's Swift and Hubble Probe Asteroid Collision Debris - NASA
- UK extends support for STEREO, Swift and Hinode - UKSA
- Transient 110328A
- Supermassive black hole rises and shines - Science News
- Cosi il buco nero inghiotte la stella (So the black hole swallows a star) - laRepubblica.it (in Italian)
- NASA Telescopes Join Forces to Observe Unprecedented Explosion - NASA
- Astronomers may have witnessed a star torn apart by a black hole - Bad Astronomy Blog
- GRB 100316D and the Supernova-GRB connection
- Supernova - GRB connection observed - DARK Cosmlology Centre press release
- University of Leicester scientist in rare observation of cosmic explosion - Leicester press release
- Swift Survey Finds 'Missing' Active Galaxies - NASA
2010
- GRB/Magnetar connection
- How nature's strongest magnets power some of nature's brightest blasts - Geeked on Goddard
- Astronomers find evidence that Gamma-Ray Bursts are powered by the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe - in Loughborough
- Astronomers find evidence that Gamma-Ray Bursts are powered by the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe - Leicester press release
- Cosmic blasts hint at inner magnetars - Nature News
- Evidence Suggests GRBs Are Powered by Strongest Magnetic Fields - SpaceRef
- GRB 100621A - brightest X-rays detected from outside the Galaxy
- Gewaltige Explosion: Gammablitz lässt Weltraumteleskop erblinden - SpiegelOnline Video (in German!)
- Record-breaking X-ray blast briefly blinds space observatory - Science Centric
- Space explosion from collapsing star blinds satellite in brightest ever X-ray blast - Daily Mail Online
- Swift dazzled by distant X-ray blast - Astronomy Now Online
- Swift satellite dazzled by star explosion - UK Space Agency
- Dazzling Display From Outside Our Galaxy Caught On Camera - 24dash.com
- Dazzling display from outside our Galaxy caught on camera - Leicester press release
- Ultrabright Gamma-ray Burst "Blinded" NASA Telescope - National Geographic
- Record-breaking X-ray blast briefly blinds space observatory - Science Blog
- Record-Breaking X-Ray Blast Blinds Space Observatory Briefly - space.com
- Record-Breaking X-Ray Blast Briefly Blinds Space Observatory - ScienceDaily
- Record-breaking X-ray blast briefly blinds space observatory - PhysOrg.com
- And then the universe said 'Hah!' NASA's Swift satellite can't believe its eyes when it spots the brightest X-ray glow from a gamma ray burst outside our galaxy - Geeked on Goddard
- Record-Breaking X-ray Blast Briefly Blinds Space Observatory - PSU press release
- NASA's Swift catches 500th gamma-ray burst - PhysOrg.com
- Leicester plays vital part in capturing cosmic explosions - University of Leicester
- NASA's Swift Catches 500th Gamma-Ray Burst - Science Daily
- NASA's Swift catches 500th gamma-ray burst - Science Blog
- NASA's Swift catches 500th gamma-ray burst - EurekAlert
- Satellite Has Found 500 of the Most Gigantic Explosions in the Universe - PSU press release
- NASA's Swift Catches 500th Gamma-ray Burst - NASA
2009
- Swift XMM-Newton Satellites Tune Into a Middleweight Black Hole - NASA
- Swift Makes Best-ever Ultraviolet Portrait of Andromeda Galaxy - NASA
- New magnetar SGR 0501+4516:
- NASA's GCN: ensuring supernovae are seen around the globe - ars technica
- GRB 090423 - z=8.3
- Gamma-ray burst is a record breaker - Skymania
- Science news highlights of 2009 - BBC
- Astronomers explore 'last blank space' on map of the Universe - University of Leicester
- Astronomical Artifact: Most Distant Object Yet Detected Carries Clues from Early Universe - Scientific American
- Light from a cosmic "dark age" - World Science
- A Blast From the Deep, Dark Past - Science
- Most Distant Object Found; Light Pierced "Dark Age" Fog - National Geographic
- Scientists set record with star 13 billion years old - The Guardian
- Nasa peers back into the 'cosmic dark ages' - The Independent
- Astronomers Detect Distant, Ancient Star Explosion - npr
- Exploding star from 13 billion years ago caught on camera - The Telegraph
- Earliest star blast helps astronomers peer back to dawn of time - Daily Mail online
- Astronomers spot dying star's final blast - ABC News
- New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record - PhysOrg
- Stellar blast is record-breaker - BBC
- Most distant gamma-ray burst spotted - Nature News
- GRB 090423: The Farthest Explosion Yet Measured - Astronomy Picture of the Day
- New gamma-ray burst smashes cosmic distance record - University of Leicester
- New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record - ScienceDaily
- NASA's Swift orbiting observatory spots oldest supernova yet - ars technica
- GRB Smashes Record for Most Distant Known Object - Universe Today
- Records Are Made To Be Broken And GRB 090423 Just Set One - Most Distant Object Yet Discovered in the Universe - scientific blogging
- Cosmic blast sets distance mark - BBC
- New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record - NASA
- The Most Distant Object Yet Discovered in the Universe - ESO News
- New Gamma-Ray Burst smashes cosmic distance record - STFC
- Most distant object in the universe spotted - New Scientist
- Around the World in 80 Telescopes - 100 Hours of Astronomy
- UVOT grism observation of a GRB:
- Swift satellite records early phase of gamma-ray burst - Astronomy Magazine
- Swift Satellite records early phase of gamma ray burst - PhysOrg.com
- Gamma Ray Burst Captured In Early Stages - ScienceDaily
- Swift Satellite Records Early Phase Of Gamma-Ray Burst - Space Daily
- Astronomers capture early stages of gamma ray burst - The Telegraph
- UCL astronomers record early phase of gamma ray burst - UCL press release
- Comet Lulin:
- Comet Lulin may be on first tour around sun - dailycamera
- The Swift View of Comet Lulin - Astronomy Picture of the Day
- NASA's Swift Spies Comet Lulin - redOrbit
- NASA's Swift Spies Comet Lulin - YubaNet.com
- NASA's Swift Spies Comet Lulin - Wired.gov
- Swift Spies Comet Lulin - The Space Fellowship
- Swift Spacecraft Keeping an Eye on Comet Lulin - Universe Today
- Swift spies Comet Lulin - Astronomy Magazine
- Just Passing Through - The Washington Post
- NASA's Swift Spies Comet Lulin - NASA
- NASA's Swift Spies Comet Lulin - STFC
- NASA's Swift spies Comet Lulin - EurekAlert
- Swift Satellite Tracks C/2007 N3 - Comet Lulin - scientificblogging
- Scientists Probe Green Comet - PhysOrg
- NASA's Swift Spies Comet Lulin - Science Daily
- University of Leicester scientists probe green comet - University of Leicester
- NASA 'scope captures ferocious gamma ray burst - The Register
- The world's top ten telescopes revealed - Nature
- NASA's Swift, Fermi Probe Fireworks From a Flaring Gamma-Ray Star - NASA
- NASA's Swift Shows Active Galaxies Are Different Near and Far - NASA
- Gamma-Ray Burst Offers First Peek at a Young Galaxy's Star Factory - NASA
2008
- Farthest Seeable Thing - AIP's Top ten Physics Stories of the Year
- Swift and sure: University of Leicester space scientists help to build and monitor NASA's 'best value' orbital mission - University of Leicester
- GRB 080913 - z=6.7:
- Cosmic explosion is most distant ever seen - New Scientist
- Swift catches farthest-ever gamma-ray burst - Spaceflight Now
- NASA's Swift Catches Farthest-Ever Gamma-Ray Burst - SpaceRef
- NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst - Science Daily
- Explosion From Edge of Universe Seen - space.com
- Swift spies a star's death in the very early universe - ars technica
- Observatory detects record burst - BBC website
- NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst - NASA press release
- SN 2008D - the shock breakout of a supernova observed
- A supernova is caught in the act of exploding - CERN Courier
- Supernova Birth Observed for First Time - space.com
- NASA's Swift satellite catches first 'normal' supernova in the act of exploding - EurekAlert
- NASA's Swift Satellite Catches First "Normal" Supernova in the Act of Exploding - PSU press release
- Exploding star caught in the act - BBC
- NASA's Swift satellite catches first 'normal' supernova in the act of exploding - e! Science News
- NASA's Swift Satellite Catches First Normal Supernova In The Act Of Exploding - Space Daily
- Swift satellite catches first 'normal' supernova in the act of exploding - PhysOrg.com
- NASA's SWIFT Satellite Catches First Supernova in the Act of Exploding - SpaceRef.com
- Supernova sighting leaves astronomers agog - The Telegraph
- Caught in the act: the Swift satellite observes a supernova explosion in real-time - STFC
- NASA's Swift Satellite Catches First Supernova in the Act of Exploding - NASA
- Caught in the act: the Swift satellite observes a supernova explosion in real-time - Leicester press release
- GRB 080319B - the "naked eye" burst:
- 'Naked-eye' gamma-ray burst was aimed squarely at Earth - EurekAlert
- Gamma-ray burst that was heading for Earth detected - The Telegraph
- "Naked-Eye" Gamma-Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely At Earth - PhysOrg
- Exploding star shoots gamma rays at earth - ABC Science
- Naked-Eye Gamma-Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely At Earth - Space Daily
- Naked-eye Gamma Ray Burst - NASA Science
- "Naked eye" gamma ray burst was aimed squarely at Earth - NASA press release
- "Naked eye" gamma ray burst was aimed squarely at Earth - RAS press release
- A Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst - Sky & Telescope
- Powerful stellar blast sighted - nature.com
- Brightest star ever seen through binoculars and garden telescopes - The Mirror
- Swift Team Finds Bright Burst - photonics.com
- Brightest light ever seen by astronomers - The Telegraph
- Death of Massive Star Creates Brightest Burst Ever Seen - News Blaze
- NASA Satellite Detects Naked-Eye Explosion Halfway Across Universe - NASA
- Naked eye visible GRB! - Bad Astronomy Blog
- NASA's Swift Satellite Catches a Galaxy Ablaze With Starbirth - NASA
- GRB 070714B - most distant short GRB yet detected:
- NASA and Gemini Probe Mysterious Distant Explosion - NASA
- Gemini And Swift Examine The Mysterious Explosion Of GRB 070714B - scientificblogging
2007
- GRB 070125 - a long GRB away from nearby galaxies:
- Cosmic explosion detonates in empty space - New Scientist
- 'Shot in the Dark' Star Explosion Stuns Astronomers - NASA
- Black Hole Record Shattered - NASA
- NASA Astronomers Find Bizarre Planet-Mass Object Orbiting Neutron Star - NASA
- Rare dead star found near Earth - BBC website
- New type of AGN discovered:
- NASA's Swift Sees Double Supernova in Galaxy - NASA
- Gamma-Ray Bursts Active Longer Than Thought - NASA
- Robotic Telescope unravels mystery of cosmic blasts - PPARC press release
- The cataclysmic death of stars - National Geographic
- GRB 060729 - a very long-lived X-ray afterglow:
- Gamma-ray Birth Cries Suggest Massive Magnetic Engines - ScienceDaily
- Gamma-Ray Burst Challenges Theory - spaceref.com
- Gamma-Ray Burst Challenges Theory - NASA
- Gamma-Ray Birth Cries Suggest Massive Magnetic Engines - PSU press release
- GRBs - magnetic outflows?
- An Engine for Mind-Boggling Blasts - ScienceNow
- Magnetic Explosions In The Distant Universe Get The Gamma Going - Space Daily
- Magnetic Explosions in the Distant Universe - Innovations Report
- Cosmic blasts re-evaluated - World Science
- GRB theory questioned - Astronomy Magazine
- Magnetic Explosions in the Distant Universe - RAS Press Release
- Swift team awarded Bruno Rossi Prize:
- Swift team awarded top high energy astronomy prize - Interactions.org
- Top High-Energy Astronomy Prize Awarded for SWIFT Discoveries - SpaceRef.com
- Top High-Energy Astronomy Prize Awarded for Swift Discoveries - HEAD Press Release for Rossi Prize
- Swift team awarded top high energy astronomy prize - PPARC press release
2006
- GRB 060614 - a hybrid?:
- Cosmic bang baffles boffins - The Telegraph
- Hybrids in the Universe? - NASA press release
- Mystery Cosmic Explosions - PPARC press release
- Two supernovae in one galaxy:
- Telescope captures double blast - BBC website
- Twin Star Explosions Fascinate Astronomers - PSU press release
- II Peg flare:
- Monster stellar flare dwarfs all others - Spaceflight Now
- Telescope catches 'monster flare' - BBC website
- Monster Stellar Flare Seen by NASA Scientists Dwarfs All Others - NASA press release
- NASA Performs Headcount of Local Black Holes - NASA press release
- Scientists Determine The Nature Of Black Hole Jets - NASA press release
- Mug Shots of Supernovas Reveal Two Key Findings - NASA press release
- Telescope looks to go to the edge - BBC website
- RS Oph - explosion of a recurrent nova:
- Exploding Star within a Star - a recurrent nova! - PPARC press release
- Exploding 'Star Within A Star' - RAS NAM, Leicester
- 'Dead star' erupts for big show - BBC website
- GRB 050801 - a possible magnetar:
- Swift Observes An Unusual Bang In The Far Universe - PhysOrg
- Swift observes an unusual bang in the far universe - Spaceflight Now
- Swift Observes An Unusual Bang in the Far Universe - RAS NAM, Leicester
- Deep Impact/Comet Tempel 1:
- A Swift Look at Tempel 1 - Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Impactor ejects mighty water mass - BBC website
- X-rays Reveal 250,000 Tonnes of Water Released by Deep Impact - RAS NAM, Leicester
- GRB 060218 - the GRB-SN connection:
- Death of a star: Scientists watch supernova in real time - EurekAlert
- Astronomers watch supernova go bang - The Register
- The Death Star - The Telegraph
- Astronomers get a ringside seat for star's death blast - Times online
- Supernova captured in 'real time' - BBC website
- Death of a star: Scientists watch supernova in real time - PPARC press release
- Supernova comes with 'peculiar' gamma-ray burst - New Scientist
- NASA Detects 'Totally New' Mystery Explosion Nearby - space.com
- Astronomers Agog Over Stellar Explosion - Sky and Telescope
- GRB 060218: A Mysterious Transient - Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Scientists Detect New Kind of Cosmic Explosion - NASA press release
2005
- GRB 050724 - a neutron star-black hole merger?:
- Cosmic Explosion Could Be Black Hole Swallowing Neutron Star - NASA press release
- The Cosmic Shredder and the Magnetar - PPARC press release
- Witnessing the Flash from a Black Hole's Cannibal Act - ESO press release
- GRB 050904 - z=6.29:
- Most distant cosmic blast sighted - BBC website
- Swift detects most distant GRB in the Universe - PPARC press release
- Previously unexpected features in XRT light-curves:
- Black holes start with many bangs - BBC website
- NASA's Swift satellite finds newborn black holes - NASA press release
- Deep Impact/Comet Tempel 1:
- Deep Impact: sifting through the debris - Nature Online
- Deep Insight: comet buster reveals dusty secrets - space.com
- Rare type of neutron star detected:
- GRB 050509B - first short burst localised:
- Swift bags black hole formation - RAS Astronomy & Geophysics journal
- NASA scientists catch unique Gamma-Ray Burst - NASA press release
- Blast hints at black hole birth - BBC website
- Scientists witness massive explosion due to stellar collision - PPARC
- Swift satellite spies cosmic crash - Nature Online
- First GRBs detected by UVOT:
- Swift fully operational:
- Swift ready for Universe's worst - BBC website
- Gamma-ray space observatory fully operational - MSSL press release
- First GRBs seen by Swift-BAT and XRT:
- Swift Mission images the birth of a black hole - NASA press release
- Swift catches first cosmic blasts - BBC website
- Swift X-ray Telescope discovers its first Gamma-Ray-Burst - PPARC
- Swift X-ray Telescope sees its First Light and captures its first Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow. - Penn State University XRT first light press release
- Swift Mission turns on, sees a Blast Of Bursts. - NASA BAT first light and first burst press release
2004
- Swift launch:
- Swift RocketCam - Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Swift Launches Astronomy Picture of the Day
- NASA successfully launches Swift satellite. - NASA launch press release
- Swift blasts off on explosive mission. - New Scientist
- NASA launches cosmic blast hunter. - BBC website
- Pre-launch:
- Space telescope's fast reflexes to record explosions. - New Scientist
- New NASA Satellite To Study Black Hole Birth And Gamma Ray Bursts. - NASA
- Counting down to Swift launch - PPARC
- Space mission to track gamma-ray bursts. - The Guardian
- The hunt for cosmic blasts' secret. - BBC website
- Quest for the virtually invisible. - The Guardian
- Swift satellite to catch mysterious bursts from deep in the Cosmos - PPARC
- Astronomers look forward to 'Swift' studies of cataclysmic explosions. - University of Leicester
- Dust halos:
- X-rays light up gamma-ray burst. - Institute of Physics: Physics Web
- Dazzling halos illuminate our dusty Galaxy - PPARC
2003
- Message in space tribute to University of Leicester Engineer. - University of Leicester
- Superbright gamma-ray burst may be closest ever. - New Scientist
2002
- Gamma-ray burst afterglow: supernova connection. - Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Astronomers unravel mystery of gamma-ray bursts - PPARC
2000
- Death Rays. - The Guardian
1999
- British Scientists chosen for key role in Swift. - University of Leicester
- Brightest light ever seen baffles the boffins. - The Guardian
Radio, TV and Internet broadcasts
- The Sky at Night: In the Blink of an Eye (November 2017), with a related extended interview
- The Sky at Night: Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy (June 2016)
- The Sky at Night: Cosmic Blasts (August 2015)
- Discussion of GRB 130427A (about 1hr 40 min minutes in; BBC Radio Leicester, November 2013)
- Discussion of GRB 130427A (about 4 minutes in; BBC World Service, November 2013)
- The Legacy of Leicester: Black Holes (University of Leicester podcast; October 2013)
- Star swallowing Black Hole (Science in Action, Radio 4; June 2011)
- Gewaltige Explosion: Gammablitz lässt Weltraumteleskop erblinden (SpiegelOnline Video; in German)
- An interview with Dave Burrows about GRB 100621A (Up All Night, BBC Radio ; 16th July 2010)
- A flash from the early Universe - Nature video
- We are Astronomers (Planetarium show by NSC Creative; May 2009)
- Jodcast about Gamma Ray Bursts from JENAM - part 2 (May 2009)
- Jodcast about Gamma Ray Bursts from JENAM - part 1 (May 2009)
- Oldest Bang since the Big Bang! (Planetary Radio; May 2009)
- Around the World in 80 Telescopes (100 Hours of Astronomy webcast; April 2009)
- X-ray Woman Meets The Green Comet (Podcast from University of Toronto; March 2009)
- The Sky at Night: Big Bangs (November 2008)
- Behind the Scenes in the world of science: A Day in the Life of Astrophysicists (September 2008)
- The brightest light in the Universe (Planetary Radio; April 2008)
- The Sky at Night: The Sun Revealed (April 2008)
- Gamma-Ray Bursts: Flashes in the Sky (American Museum of Natural History; July 2007)
- The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide - Violent Universe - BBC 2 TV series
- The Sky at Night: Bangs in the Night (June 2006)
- Jodcast about Gamma Ray Bursts (April 2006)
- Gamma Ray Bursts: Explaining the Universe's biggest bangs (Planetary Radio; October 2005)
- Radio 4 - Leading Edge: Swift spots death throes of most distant Star on record (15th September 2005)
- The Sky at Night: Fallout from Deep Impact. (July 2005)
- The Sky at Night: Eye on the Universe. (May 2005)
- The Sky at Night: Star Death. (November 2004)
- NASA Direct Web video: Swift - A Global Community Effort. (November 2004)
- Radio 4 - The Material World: Gamma-ray Bursts and CERN. (30th September 2004)
- The Sky at Night: Robo Scope. (September 2004)
Astronomy Picture of the Day
- X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst (17th October 2022)
- The Large Magellanic Cloud in Ultraviolet (10th June 2013)
- Earth's Major Telescopes Investigate GRB 130427A (8th May 2013)
- GRB 090423: The Farthest Explosion Yet Measured (29th April 2009)
- The Swift View of Comet Lulin (21st February 2009)
- GRB 060218: A Mysterious Transient (27th February 2006)
- A Swift Look at Tempel 1 (3rd July 2005)
- Swift RocketCam (24th December 2004)
- Swift Launches (22nd November 2004)
- X-ray rings expand from a gamma-ray burst. (30th January 2004)
- Gamma-ray burst afterglow: supernova connection. (5th April 2002)
University of Leicester Bulletin
- 'Naked-eye' gamma-ray burst was aimed squarely at Earth (September 2008)
- Death of massive star creates brightest burst ever seen (March 2008)
- Swift team awarded top high energy astronomy prize (January 2007)
- University of Leicester Scientists Describe Cosmic Explosion 'Never Witnessed Before' (February 2006)
- Award in Popular Science">Swift Satellite Wins "Best of What's New" Award in Popular Science (November 2005)
- Scientists Measure How Deep "Deep Impact" Was, With X-rays (July 2005)
- Leicester Space Scientists Among Those Honoured by NASA (April 2005)
- Keck Telescope Helps Detect First Gamma-Ray Bursts From The "Swift" Satellite (February 2005)
- NASA successfully launches Swift satellite. (November 2004)
- 'Unprecedented Tribute' to be Paid to University of Leicester Scientist. (October 2004)
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