NASA Launches New Gamma Ray Telescope Into Space

Orlando (dbTechno) – NASA has launched their newest space telescope on Wednesday, the Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope, also known as GLAST.

The new telescope blasted off on top of a Delta 2 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The launch took place at 12:05 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.

The five-ton GLAST is now headed for orbit around 350 miles above the Earth.

GLAST includes two main telescopes which have been built to basically scan the sky for any gamma-ray light.

The hope is that it will give us a look into the unexplored universe.

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