Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrelsis an astrophysicist specializing in the field of Gamma-ray astronomy. He is a Lab Chief at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and is best known for his work developing the field from early balloon instruments to today's space observatories such as the NASA Swift mission for which he is the Principal Investigator. He is currently active in leading the WFIRST wide-field infrared telescope forward toward a launch in the mid-2020's. He is a member of the National Academy of...
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It was really exciting news for the Swift team when this Swift data were sent to the ground. This is exactly what we had built Swift to detect.
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We designed Swift to look for faint bursts coming from the edge of the Universe.