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History of High-Energy Astrophysics Quiz

  1. Why is X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy conducted above most... if not all... of the Earth's atmosphere?


  2. How did Sco X-1 get its name?


  3. What do X-ray astronomers call sources which would appear in the sky, remain bright for a few weeks, and then fade again from view?


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