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• Gamma-ray astronomy — is the astronomical study of the cosmos with gamma rays. Early history Long before experiments could detect gamma rays emitted by cosmic sources, scientists had known that the universe should be producing these photons. Work by Eugene Feenberg… …   Wikipedia

• gamma-ray astronomy — /gam euh ray / the branch of astronomy that deals with the study of celestial objects by means of the gamma rays that come from them. [1960 1965] * * * Study of astronomical objects and phenomena that emit gamma rays. Gamma ray telescopes are… …   Universalium

• Gamma ray burst — [ GRB 990123 taken on January 23, 1999. The burst is seen as a bright dot denoted by a square on the left, with an enlarged cutout on the right. The object above it with the finger like filaments is the originating galaxy. This galaxy seems to be …   Wikipedia

• High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 — The first of NASA s three High Energy Astronomy Observatories, HEAO 1, launched August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas rocket with a Centaur upper stage, operated until 9 January 1979. During that time, it scanned the X ray sky almost three times over 0 …   Wikipedia

• X-ray astronomy — X rays start at 0.008 nm and extend across the electromagnetic spectrum to 8 nm, over which the Earth s atmosphere is opaque. X ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X ray observation and detection… …   Wikipedia

• Compton Gamma Ray Observatory — General information NSSDC ID 1991 027B Organization NASA …   Wikipedia

• Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope — Infobox Space telescope name = Fermi Gamma ray Space Telescope (GLAST) caption = Artist s conception of the GLAST satellite organization = NASA, the United States Department of Energy, and government agencies in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and …   Wikipedia

• High Energy Astronomy Observatory 3 — The last of NASA s three High Energy Astronomy Observatories, HEAO 3 was launched 20 September 1979 on an Atlas Centaur launch vehicle, into a nearly circular, 43.6 degree inclination low Earth orbit with an initial perigee of 486.4 km.The normal …   Wikipedia

• Astronomy — (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον), star , and nomos (νόμος), law ) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth s atmosphere (such as the cosmic… …   Wikipedia

• astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …   Universalium

• Astronomy in medieval Islam — An 18th century Persian Astrolabe, kept at The Whipple Museum of the History of Science in Cambridge, England. Islamic astronomy or Arabic astronomy comprises the astronomical developments made in the Islamic world, particularly during the… …   Wikipedia