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NASA Explains Fermi Telescope Does Not Detect Gamma-Rays From Nearby Supernova
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope "detected none of the high-energy gamma-ray light" from a nearby supernova. NASA ...
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NASA's Fermi space telescope can now see solar flares that it couldn't detect before
An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope can now detect solar flares occuring on the side of the sun it cannot see. This could help scientists better understand solar ...
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Fermi – an eye for gamma rays
Fermi’s main instrument, the Large Area Telescope (LAT), thus operates more like a particle detector. When a gamma ray reaches the telescope, it impacts on a metal foil producing a pair of charged ...
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The Moon is shining brighter than the Sun — and that is dangerous
They aren’t visible to the naked eye but were spotted using NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope. Gamma rays may make the Moon shine all year around but they’re fatal to lunar explorers who plan ...