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  2. Compton Gamma Ray Observatory - Wikipedia

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    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. The observatory featured four main telescopes in one spacecraft, covering X-rays and gamma rays , including various specialized sub-instruments and detectors.

  3. Compton telescope - Wikipedia

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    In astrophysics, the most famous Compton telescopes was COMPTEL aboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, which pioneered the observation of the gamma-ray sky in the energy range between 0.75 and 30 MeV. [3] [4] A potential successor is NCT – the Nuclear Compton Telescope.

  4. Great Observatories program - Wikipedia

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    The Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO), renamed Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO), was designed to take advantage of the major advances in detector technology during the 1980s. Following 14 years of effort, the CGRO was launched on 5 April 1991. [10] One of the three gyroscopes on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory failed in December 1999. Although ...

  5. New images revealing the invisible universe celebrate a ... - AOL

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    Along with the Hubble Space Telescope and now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, Chandra is one of NASA’s “Great Observatories” launched near the turn of the ...

  6. STS-37 - Wikipedia

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    STS-37, the thirty-ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, was a six-day mission with the primary objective of launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO), the second of the Great Observatories program which included the visible-spectrum Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the Chandra X-ray ...

  7. Compton Spectrometer and Imager - Wikipedia

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    The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) is a NASA SMEX astrophysics mission that will launch a soft gamma-ray telescope (0.2–5 MeV) in 2027. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a wide-field compact Compton telescope (CCT) that is uniquely suited to investigate the "MeV gap" (0.1–10 MeV). [ 4 ]

  8. List of space telescopes - Wikipedia

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    This list of space telescopes (astronomical space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, and radio. Telescopes that work in multiple frequency bands are included in all of the appropriate sections.

  9. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1243 on Wednesday, November ...

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    If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1243 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.