Shawn Domagal-Goldman

“While we'll be sad to see Swift's mission come to a close, we knew this boost effort would be worthwhile either way,”

Shawn Domagal-Goldman · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

NASA's Shawn Domagal-Goldman commented on the conclusion of the Swift Observatory salvage effort after the Katalyst spacecraft Link failed its rescue mission.

“A nuclear weapon going off doesn't even compare to the magnitude of energy that comes out of these things and it's literally the biggest explosions in the universe,”

Shawn Domagal-Goldman · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Shawn Domagal-Goldman explained the extraordinary scale and energy of gamma-ray bursts tracked by the Swift Observatory.