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Gamma-Ray Telescope will Chart Milky Way Evolution

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Tom Patton
Nov 16, 2021
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NASA has selected a new space telescope proposal that will study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation of chemical elements in the Milky Way. The gamma-ray telescope, called the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), is expected to launch in 2025 as NASA’s latest small astrophysics mission.

“COSI will answer questions about the…

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