Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

2008Large Area TelescopeNASA/DOE

LocationSpace

Year2008

SizeLarge Area Telescope

OperatorNASA/DOE

About Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

The most sensitive gamma-ray telescope in orbit. The Large Area Telescope scans the whole sky every three hours. Has discovered hundreds of gamma-ray pulsars. Caught the gamma-ray flash from the neutron star merger of 2017. Named for Enrico Fermi.

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