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Gamma-ray bursts: upping the ante. (Gamma Ray Observatory data)
Science News; 6/8/1991; Cowen, Ron; 263 words;
... cosmic flashbulbs, gamma-ray bursts are intense ... results from NASA's Gamma Ray Observatory add a new twist to ... recorded about one gamma-ray burst per day -- a ... BATSE), indicates that gamma-ray bursts occur randomly ...
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory Teams With NASA Gamma-Ray Satellite
U.S. Newswire; 6/5/2007; 714 words;
... National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, N.M., +1-505-835- ... National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is teaming with NASA's upcoming Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope ... of the entire sky at gamma-ray wavelengths every 3 hours ... Foundation (NSF). "Coordinated ...
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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 ... never before imaged at these gamma-ray energies, says Volker Schoenfelder ... indicates that an intense gamma-ray source lies about ...
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ESA launches most sensitive gamma ray observatory ever built. (International Report).(European Space Agency's new astrophysics lab)
Microwave Journal; 12/1/2002; 612 words;
Billed as the most sensitive gamma ray observatory ever built, the European ... Agency's (ESA) INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory ... perform spectral analysis of gamma-ray point sources and extended ... used to detect and identify gamma-ray sources and in ...
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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--brief ... astrophysicists began by examining 260 gamma-ray bursts detected by NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) and charting them on the basis ... support this. Alternatively, he says, gamma-ray ...
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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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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;
... the three gyroscopes on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) failed, leaving the satellite ... May 26, after 9 years of mapping the gamma-ray sky, GRO will close up shop. Engineers ... mysterious flashes of light known as gamma-ray bursts are spread uniformly across ...
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Gamma-ray bursts: a distant stretch? (Compton Gamma Ray Observatory)
Science News; 2/5/1994; Cowen, R.; 539 words;
Like firecrackers exploding in the night sky, gamma-ray bursts unleash a torrent of high-energy photons before ... beyond. A new analysis of bursts detected by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) spacecraft adds to the evidence that the flashes ... in 1991, when a set of on-board detectors ...
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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;
... 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 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;
... however, NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) spotted a gamma-ray burst that appeared to last ... mystery about the sources of gamma-ray bursts (SN: 2/5/94, p.85 ... spacecraft). The Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope localized ...
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NASA launches observatory to hunt gamma ray bursts; U.S., Italy and Britain collaborate on the project
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 11/21/2004; ASSOCIATED PRESS; 294 words;
... fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into ... holes. NASA launched the observatory - named Swift for its speedy ... should begin its hunt for gamma ray bursts by January and erase ... explosions and black holes. Gamma ray bursts are the most powerful ... principal ...
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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 ... strength and extent of the gamma-ray halo. He presented the findings ... provide seed photons. The gamma-ray distribution may also provide ... boosting lower-energy photons to gamma-ray ...
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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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At last, astronomy spans the spectrum GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY WILL FILL IN THE LAST BLANK SPOT IN THE WAY WE SEE THE UNIVERSE
The Boston Globe; 4/29/1991; David L. Chandler, Globe Staff; 2624 words;
... the first time to make maps of the sky's emissions ... ancients made detailed maps of the sky, showing ... sources of X-rays. The Gamma Ray Observatory, launched by the space ... stars. Even after the Gamma Ray Observatory completes its survey ... much narrower than the ...
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Observatory Tested Aboard Shuttle; Crew Chats With Students During Break From Gamma Ray Device
The Washington Post; 4/7/1991; 443 words;
... testing of a huge scientific observatory the astronauts will release ... preparing for release of the Gamma Ray Observatory from the shuttle's cargo ... morning. The 31-foot-long observatory will circle Earth for at ... satellite's release. The observatory will be lifted from the ...
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