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The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory imaged during its deployment from space shuttle Atlantis in April 1991.

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English: The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory imaged during its deployment from space shuttle Atlantis in April 1991. Credit: NASA/STS-37 crewVisual description:Hanging in orbit above a tan and blue arc of Earth, a white, rectangular spacecraft floats outside a window on space shuttle Atlantis. The spacecraft has two silvery domes at the near end a silver cylindrical element at its far end. Two dark solar panels extend left and right.
Date 9 January 2023, 22:10:00 (upload date)
Source NASA’s Compton Mission Glimpses Supersized Neutron Stars
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Peter Hammond, Francis Reddy, Cecilia Chirenti, Scott Wiessinger
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Neutron Star; Space; Supernova; Astrophysics; Simulation; Black Hole; Sonification; Universe; Gamma Ray Burst

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