ComPair detects gamma rays with energies between 200,000 and 20 million electron volts. Visible light’s energy falls between 2 and 3 electron volts, for comparison. Supernovae and powerful explosions ...
In August, NASA plans to deploy a high-altitude balloon that'll hunt for gamma-rays, or high-energy wavelengths produced by some of the most powerful explosions in our universe. And last week, the ...
NASA is preparing to launch the ComPair balloon-borne science instrument from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, to test innovative technologies for detecting gamma rays, the most energetic form of light.
A team in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, is preparing to fly a balloon-borne science instrument called ComPair, which will test new technologies for detecting gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light.
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