by
Gerald Fishman(NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama)
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Europe/Stockholm
FA31
FA31
Description
High-energy astrophysics is the study of objects and phenomena in the Universe with energy densities much greater than that found in and around normal stars and galaxies. These include black holes, neutron stars, cosmic rays, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. A history and an overview of high-energy astrophysics will be presented, including a brief description of the objects that are observed. Observing techniques, space-borne missions in high-energy astrophysics and some recent discoveries will also be described. Several entirely new types of astronomy are being employed in high-energy astrophysics. These will be described, along with some NASA missions currently under development.
