NASA’s Swift Telescope goes silent after 22 years: Its biggest discoveries

NASA’s Swift Observatory has ended its 22-year mission after an attempt to save it using Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft failed. Swift detected more than 2,000 gamma-ray bursts, studied over 1,400 supernovae and helped astronomers investigate black holes and neutron-star mergers. With over 1.5 million images collected and more than 12 terabytes of publicly available data, Swift’s scientific legacy will continue to support future discoveries even after the spacecraft re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. Video credit: NASA, GettyImages, AI generated visuals (Chatgpt)