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Science 22 November 2002:
Vol. 298. no. 5598, pp. 1560 - 1561
DOI: 10.1126/science.1079330
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Perspectives

Also see the archival list of Science's Compass: Enhanced Perspectives

ASTRONOMY:
Enhanced: Gamma-Ray Astronomy with INTEGRAL

Giovanni F. Bignami

Gamma-rays received from space carry information about some of the most energetic events in the universe, such as supernovae explosions and black holes. But as Bignami explains in his Perspective, their detection has been a major challenge. The INTEGRAL satellite, launched recently by the European Space Agency, will use advanced technology to map gamma-ray emissions in our galaxy and beyond at unprecedented resolution.

The author is in the Dipartimento di Fisica Nucleare e Teorica, Università di Pavia, Via U. Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy. E-mail: bignami{at}asi.it

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