Geminga

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Geminga

(Astronomy) Astronomy one of the brightest and nearest gamma-ray sources, situated in the constellation Gemini. A pulsar, it is believed to be a spinning neutron star

[from Gemini + gamma ray]

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No references found			In the July 31 Physical Review Letters, the team suggests that the source of the electron-positron excess could be Geminga, a rapidly rotating stellar corpse known to emit gamma rays. Windows on the universe: astronomy's multiwavelength revolution ... by Cowen, Ron / Science News Fermi's first all-sky image shows gas and dust in the plane of the milky way glowing in gamma rays as well as the Crab Nebula, Vela and Geminga pulsars shining brightly. New space telescope begins to comb the cosmos by AFP / AFP American Edition Fermi's first all-sky image shows gas and dust in the plane of the milky way glowing in gamma rays as well as the Crab Nebula, Vela and Geminga pulsars shining brightly. New space telescope begins to comb the cosmos by AFP / AFP Global Edition			Gelsemium sempervirens Gelsenkirchen gelsolin gelt Gelup-Ka GEM gem clip gem cutter gem iron Gem State Gemara Gemaric Gemarist gemclip gemeinschaft Gemel Gemel hinge Gemel ring Gemel window Gemellipa-rous gemfibrozil gemfish Geminal geminate gemination Geminga Gemini Gemini program Gemini telescope Gemini the Twins Geminian Geminid Geminiflorous Geminous Geminy Gemitores gemma Gemmaceous gemmary gemmate Gemmated gemmation gemmed Gemmeous Gemmiferous Gemmification Gemmiflorate gemmination Gemminess Gemmipara Gemmiparity			geminate geminate geminate Geminate consonant Geminate consonant Geminate consonant geminated geminated geminated geminated Geminated pair Geminated pair Geminated pair geminated tooth geminated tooth geminated tooth geminated tooth geminates geminates geminates geminating geminating geminating gemination gemination gemination gemination geminations geminations geminations Geminga Gemini Gemini Gemini Gemini (disambiguation) Gemini (disambiguation) Gemini Adaptive Optics System Gemini Agena Launch Vehicle Working Group Gemini Agena Target Vehicle Gemini Air Cargo Gemini Atlas/Agena Target Vehicle Gemini Deep Deep Survey Gemini Earth Station Gemini Launch Vehicle Gemini Microsystems International Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph Gemini Near Infra-Red Spectrograph Gemini Observatory Gemini Office Development Gemini program Gemini Sound and Lighting Gemini South Adaptive Optics Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager Gemini space program Gemini telescope Gemini the Twins Gemini Trusted Network Processor

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