Gamma-ray
Gamma-Ray Evidence Suggests Ancient Mars Had Oceans
“We compared Gamma Ray Spectrometer data on potassium, thorium and iron above and below a shoreline believed to mark an ancient ocean that covered a third of…
NASA renames observatory for Fermi, reveals entire gamma-ray sky
NASA announced today that GLAST has been renamed the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The new name honors Prof. Enrico Fermi (1901 – 1954), a pioneer in…
NASA Names Telescope After Chicago Scientist
“This satellite will collect gamma rays from the most energetic regions of our galaxy and beyond,” said Simon Swordy, Director of the University of Chicago’s…