Tuesday, July 21, 2009

(Science) NASA's Fermi finds gamma-ray galaxy surprises

Posted by Newt Randall at 4:13 AM

Back in June 1991, just before the launch of NASA's Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, astronomers knew of gamma rays from exactly one galaxy beyond our own. To their surprise and delight, the satellite captured similar emissions from dozens of other galaxies. Now its successor, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, is filling in the picture with new finds of its own.

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