With the renewed interest in space by those who aren’t from a space-focused background, there are a lot of people who might end up overwhelmed. Even if you have a pretty good idea of what a satellite does and how it gets up into low Earth orbit, the sheer scope of space can easily leave you overwhelmed.
Read More »Yes we Celebrate Dark Matter Day
While some celebrated Halloween last night, other people were celebrating the first Dark Matter Day. Yes, Dark Matter has its own day, though it’s unofficial, but is global.
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Kirsten Tollefson, Michigan State University https://www.pa.msu.edu/profile/tollefson The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-ray Observatory was completed in March 2015 and is now giving us a new view of the sky. HAWC is a continuously operating, wide field-of-view observatory sensitive to 100 GeV – 100 TeV gamma rays and cosmic rays. It is 15 times more sensitive than previous generation Extensive Air Shower gamma-ray instruments and …
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