 Swift Image Swift is a first-of-its-kind multi-wavelength observatory dedicated to the study of gamma-ray burst (GRB) science. Its three instruments work together to observe GRBs and their afterglows at gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet (UV), and optical wavelengths.
It is part of NASA's medium explorer (MIDEX) program and has been developed by an international collaboration of Italy, the United Kingdom, and the USA. On May 11, 2005 a press release by Goddard Space Flight Center reported the first-time view of a short-term gamma burst that marked the birth of a black hole which is suspected to have been created when two older black holes or two neutron stars collided.
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