The MAGIC telescope's first observation of a gamma-ray burst gave astronomers surprising new insight into the phenomenon. Elena Moretti was filling out paperwork in her room at the astronomer dormitories at the Canary Islands' Roque de los Muchachos Observatory when, just before 9 p.m., her phone rang. On the line was Moretti's colleague Cosimo Nigro, who was at the control room of the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov telescope, known as MAGIC. He wanted to know whether someone was runn...
The MAGIC telescope's first observation of a gamma-ray burst gave astronomers surprising new insight into the phenomenon. Elena Moretti was filling out paperwork in her room at the astronomer dormitories at the Canary Islands' Roque de los Muchachos Observatory when, just before 9 p.m., her phone rang. On the line was Moretti's colleague Cosimo Nigro, who was at the control room of the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov telescope, known as MAGIC. He wanted to know whether someone was runn...
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