NASA’s Fermi Telescope Poised to Pin Down Gravitational Wave Sources
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 19:40
in Astronomy & Space
With its wide energy range and large field of view, the GBM is the premier instrument for detecting light from short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which last less than two seconds. They are widely thought to occur when orbiting compact objects, like neutron stars and black holes, spiral inward and crash together. These same systems also […]