Telescope Made From Water Allows Astronomers To Look Into The Extreme Energy Universe

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Shown is the HAWC observatory. Jordanagoodman/Wikimedia Commons

To truly understand the universe we need to look at it in every wavelength, and sometimes that requires some inventive methods. The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory in Puebla, Mexico is one such example, and it’s helping scientists to look at the universe in gamma rays.