Blog Post Image: Space Station to Host New Cosmic Ray Telescope

Prof. Angela Olinto, chair of astronomy & astrophysics, leads the U.S. collaboration of an international effort to study ultra high-energy cosmic rays from the International Space Station. Here she peers through a prototype Fresnel lens developed for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory, which will incorporate three such lenses to allow the best efficiency for the widest field of view. Image courtesy of Angela Olinto

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