Swift satellite produces best ultraviolet maps of the nearest galaxies

Monday, June 3, 2013 - 17:30 in Astronomy & Space

(Phys.org) —Astronomers at NASA and Pennsylvania State University have used NASA's Swift satellite to create the most detailed ultraviolet light surveys ever of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the two closest major galaxies.

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