"NASA's High-Altitude Balloon Mission: Unveiling Deep Space Gamma-Ray Secrets"
NASA is preparing to launch a high-altitude balloon mission called ComPair, which aims to detect gamma-rays in space. Gamma-rays are high-energy wavelengths produced by powerful cosmic explosions and phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and supernovas. ComPair will test key technologies designed to capture signals of gamma-rays with specific energies between 200,000 and 20 million electron volts. By studying gamma-rays, scientists hope to gain insights into the physics of extreme cosmic objects and potentially challenge theories like general relativity. The mission could pave the way for future space-based observatories.