Studying GRBs without Swift and Theseus – Media Inaf

September 21, 2026 – With Swift’s now imminent and inevitable atmospheric disintegration and the news that Theseus was not selected, the short- and medium-term prospects for observing gamma-ray bursts from space have undergone a significant one-two punch. What alternatives are available to those studying GRBs? We asked Giancarlo Ghirlanda, an astrophysicist at INAF Brera.

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Giancarlo Ghirlanda, dirigente di ricerca all’Inaf di Brera (sede di Merate), esperto di lampi di raggi gamma
Giancarlo Ghirlanda, research director at INAF Brera (Merate branch), an expert in gamma-ray bursts