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Gamma-ray craft plunges into Pacific.(Compton Gamma Ray Observatory)(Brief Article)
Science News; 7/8/2000; 172 words;
... highest-energy radiation in the universe, NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) came to a crashing end on June 4. As planned ... detect gamma rays until the planned launch of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope in 2005.
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Are gamma-ray bursts standard candles? (analysis of energy level of photons that are diminished by expansion of the universe; NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory research) (Brief Article)
Science News; 6/18/1994; Cowen, Ron; 432 words;
Astronomers often liken gamma-ray bursts to cosmic flashbulbs ... began by examining 260 gamma-ray bursts detected by NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) and charting them ... Alternatively, he says, gamma-ray bursts may resemble a group ... objects. The ...
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Observatory on a suicide mission.(Compton Gamma Ray Observatory to be directed in controlled plunge)(Brief Article)
Science News; 4/22/2000; R.C.; 409 words;
... one of the three gyroscopes on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) failed, leaving the satellite ... 26, after 9 years of mapping the gamma-ray sky, GRO will close up shop. Engineers ... unacceptable risk to populated areas if Compton were allowed to reenter in an ...
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Drama in space: GRO gets much-needed boost. (Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's orbit altered)
Science News; 1/1/1994; Cowen, Ron; 709 words;
... engineers last month boosted the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory GRO) back to a higher-altitude ... large chunks of the 17-ton observatory would have struck Earth early ... problem emerged soon after the observatory's launch, notes Thomas LaVigna ...
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Gamma-ray bursts: a distant stretch? (Compton Gamma Ray Observatory)
Science News; 2/5/1994; Cowen, R.; 539 words;
... firecrackers exploding in the night sky, gamma-ray bursts unleash a torrent of high-energy ... analysis of bursts detected by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) spacecraft adds to the evidence ... of on-board detectors revealed that gamma-ray bursts are distributed ...
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Gamma-ray glow bathes Milky Way.(Compton Gamma Ray Observatory finds halo of gamma rays around Milky Way)(Brief Article)
Science News; 11/8/1997; Perkins, Sid; 310 words;
... the Earth-orbiting Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, Dixon and his collaborators ... and extent of the gamma-ray halo. He presented ... seed photons. The gamma-ray distribution may ... lower-energy photons to gamma-ray strength, asserts ...
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Gamma glow from the moon.(images from Compton Gamma Ray Observatory indicate moon's gamma rays are stronger than those of the sun)(Brief Article)
Science News; 1/25/1997; Cowen, Ron; 161 words;
... of gamma rays, however, the moon outdazzles the sun. Images taken recently by a telescope aboard the Comp-ton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) provide graphic evidence of this phenomenon. As far as we know, no other branch of astronomy sees the moon ...
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GRO makes gamma-ray map of Milky Way core. (NASA's Gamma Ray Observatory satellite)
Science News; 1/25/1992; Cowen, Ron; 254 words;
NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO), launched last April ... complete a full-sky map of the gamma-ray distribution of the heavens ... with the craft's Imaging Compton Telescope. The map, a composite ... before imaged at these gamma-ray energies, says Volker ...
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Gamma-ray burst: the mystery deepens. (NASA's Gamma Ray Observatory detected gamma ray burst that may have lasted as long as 90 minutes) (Brief Article)
Science News; 12/17/1994; Brooks, Adrienne C.; 321 words;
... Last February, however, NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) spotted a gamma-ray burst that appeared to last 90 minutes ... continuing mystery about the sources of gamma-ray bursts (SN: 2/5/94, p.85). A number ... Ulysses spacecraft). The Energetic ...
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MOST POWERFUL EXPLOSION SINCE THE BIG BANG CHALLENGES GAMMA RAY BURST THEORIES
Regulatory Intelligence Data; 5/6/1998; INDSTRY GROUP 99; 1054 words;
... satellite and NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory satellite. The Compton observatory ... the causes of gamma-ray bursts remain unknown. The Compton observatory has detected ... Information on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is ...
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Gamma Ray Bursts May Be Indicators of Expanding Universe
The Washington Post; 1/16/1994; Kathy Sawyer; 758 words;
An orbiting observatory has detected ... from NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory has found that ... explosions, known as gamma ray bursts, has ... wavelengths of gamma ray bursts originating ... explosions. A gamma ray unit might have ... The 17-ton ...
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Gamma ray burst, detected in space, baffles scientists
The Boston Globe; 12/18/1996; Associated Press; 359 words;
... space-based observatory has detected ... October, the Compton gamma ray observatory saw four bursts of gamma ray energy emanating ... thought about gamma ray bursts ... when the Compton satellite ... that the Compton observatory has seen ...
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GAMMA RAY BURST IMAGED FOR FIRST TIME
Regulatory Intelligence Data; 1/27/1999; INDSTRY GROUP 99; 760 words;
... Universe -- a gamma ray burst -- as ... 23, 1999. Gamma ray bursts produce ... the act. The gamma-ray-burst detectors ... NASA's orbiting Compton Gamma Ray Observatory detected the ... of a bright gamma ray burst. As ... Scientist of the Compton ...
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TODAY'S SUMMARY: GAMMA-RAY BURST IMAGED FOR FIRST TIME
Regulatory Intelligence Data; 1/27/1999; INDSTRY GROUP 99; 451 words;
00-00-0000 GAMMA-RAY BURST IMAGED ... world--and NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory- -for the first ... we can see a gamma ray burst. Gamma ray bursts are some ... issues additional news releases later ... of 1998 NASA News Releases: http ... of 1999 ...
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Shedding more light on gamma-ray bursts. (Astronomy)
Science News; 5/15/1993; 534 words;
... vanishing without a trace, gamma-ray bursts are among the most ... New findings from the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO), launched in 1991 ... detected the highest-energy gamma-ray flash ever recorded (SN ... finding suggests that gamma-ray bursts beam their ...
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