Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Fermi Science Playoffs
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 8, 2018 is “Fermi Science Playoffs,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , DOE , International Fermi LAT Collaboration , Jay Friedlander ( Goddard Spaceflight Center ). The original explanation runs about 144 words.
From the explanation
“NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into orbit on June 11th, 2008. Its instruments detect gamma-rays — light that is thousands to hundreds of billions of times more energetic than what we see with our eyes.”
— APOD editors, June 8, 2018
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- June 8, 2018
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , DOE , International Fermi LAT Collaboration , Jay Friedlander ( Goddard Spaceflight Center )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 144 words