My interview with Dr. Julie McEnergy of Goddard Space Flight Center is now online and available here. Dr. McEnery is one of the top scientists on NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), and she discusses some of the science goals of GLAST. Given how poorly the high-energy sky is understood - approximately 50% of all known gamma-ray sources are unidentified, and this isn't including the many questions remaining concerning gamma-ray bursts with Dr. Neil Gehrels talked about - GLAST will likely revolutionize our understanding of the most powerful sources in the universe. No hyperbole (I think). For more on GLAST, also check out:
- NASA's official website.
- NASA's educational webpage for GLAST.
- Introduction to gamma-ray astronomy
- History of gamma-ray astronomy.
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Is there a speed (s=d/t) difference between a high and low energy gamma particle or not. Einstein says no; NASA says yes. How can we reconcile quantum mechanics & Newtonian physics if there is no fundamental math in quantum mechanics.
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