StarBurst
NASA’s StarBurst SmallSat is a planned Astrophysics Pioneers mission that will detect high-energy gamma rays from mergers of dense stellar remnants, complementing gravitational-wave observations and probing the origin of heavy elements.
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- StarBurst SmallSatStarBurst Mission
- Name
- StarBurst
- Status
- planned
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- Description
- NASA’s StarBurst SmallSat is a planned Astrophysics Pioneers mission that will detect high-energy gamma rays from mergers of dense stellar remnants, complementing gravitational-wave observations and probing the origin of heavy elements.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:14:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:14:10 UTC
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