The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was a space observatory detecting photons with energies from 20 keV to 30 GeV, in Earth orbit from 1991 to 2000... 20 KB (2,040 words) - 21:20, 15 March 2024 |
STS-37 (section Compton Gamma Ray Observatory) the primary objective of launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO), the second of the Great Observatories program which included the visible-spectrum... 16 KB (1,422 words) - 13:14, 26 April 2024 |
Gamma ray observatory or Gamma Ray Observatory can refer to: Any observatory used for gamma ray astronomy. The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, an observatory... 233 bytes (63 words) - 10:05, 16 October 2020 |
The Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) was one of four instruments outfitted on NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory satellite. Since lower... 7 KB (1,055 words) - 16:14, 30 July 2023 |
view of the high-energy universe. The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was another of NASA's Great Observatories. The CGRO was launched April 5, 1991... 79 KB (9,711 words) - 06:59, 18 April 2024 |
Neil Gehrels (section Compton Gamma Ray Observatory) investigator for the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission. Other responsibilities include: project scientist for the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (1991–2000), Mission... 18 KB (2,320 words) - 17:00, 14 December 2023 |
A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol γ ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic... 57 KB (7,068 words) - 10:35, 1 April 2024 |
Advocate Compton (crater), a lunar crater Compton (software), an X composite manager; third-degree fork of Xcompmgr Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, a space... 3 KB (338 words) - 22:17, 11 October 2023 |
further observed by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory in 1991, when it was unexpectedly discovered to be one of the brightest gamma ray objects in the sky... 5 KB (477 words) - 22:14, 18 August 2023 |
A Compton telescope (also known as Compton camera or Compton imager) is a gamma-ray detector which utilizes Compton scattering to determine the origin... 2 KB (224 words) - 16:10, 9 March 2024 |
of telescopes that worked in a wide range of wavelengths from radio to gamma-rays. The first purpose-built radio telescope went into operation in 1937.... 41 KB (3,916 words) - 19:19, 22 April 2024 |
carbon-carbon. During STS-37 in 1991, Atlantis deployed the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Beginning in 1995 with STS-71, Atlantis made seven straight... 57 KB (3,935 words) - 15:53, 15 April 2024 |
J0422+32 is an X-ray nova and black hole candidate that was discovered by the BATSE instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory satellite on 5 August... 4 KB (390 words) - 11:05, 15 July 2022 |
new NASA budget item for a gamma-ray-observatory satellite, achieving successful funding for Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. With his focus on radioactive... 31 KB (3,597 words) - 05:15, 26 April 2024 |
Hubble Space Telescope (category Great Observatories program) NASA's Great Observatories program; other parts of the spectrum are covered by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer... 216 KB (21,649 words) - 09:35, 26 April 2024 |
Astronomy (section Gamma-ray astronomy) the electromagnetic spectrum. Gamma rays may be observed directly by satellites such as the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory or by specialized telescopes... 99 KB (10,181 words) - 10:00, 22 April 2024 |
language (ISO 639-3 code) - language spoken by some Tibetans Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with... 777 bytes (119 words) - 08:05, 5 January 2024 |