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Gamma Rays

What are gamma rays, what causes them and what do they tell us? Gamma rays can go through bodies and were first detected by a series of satellites launched by the US to view nuclear bomb tests on Earth.

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麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!

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