A 10,000-year-old stellar corpse, called a pulsar, is the first one known that only "blinks" in gamma rays, as discovered by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
A 10,000-year-old stellar corpse, called a pulsar, is the first one known that only "blinks" in gamma rays, as discovered by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
At a teleconference on Aug. 26, 2008, NASA announced it was giving a new name to the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, launched June 11, 2008.
Link provided for viewing GLAST's position in orbit in order to view it in the night sky.
An old saying goes: Those who don’t remember the past are condemned to repeat it. But research astronomers are quite content to repeat the history of their field, and for good reason.
Learn more about the timeline of Gamma-Ray Astronomy.
Follow the early mission progress with this blog by Steve and his colleagues from around the world!
The Fermi mission begins with a thunderous liftoff.
› View This VideoGo behind the scenes as a Delta II rocket prepares to launch the GLAST spacecraft.
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› Take the QuizFourth in a series of GLAST vodcasts. This video describes what it will be like to launch GLAST.
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