EPISODE · Jul 31, 2012 · 1 MIN
Scopes See Exoplanets and Violent Astrophysics
from 60-Second Space · host Scientific American
Palomar Observatory's Project 1640 on the Hale Telescope allows astronomers to directly observe exoplanets, whereas the gamma-ray sensitive HESS 2 in Namibia tracks violent astrophysical events such as supernovae and flaring black holes. John Matson reports
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