Israel in global test of cosmic radiation

Israel is part of a 4-nation project to measure the ionization rate from cosmic radiation at various altitudes up to 35km.  Scientists in Israel, England, Russia and Spain will release high-altitude balloons carrying cosmic ray detectors in the first international experiment of its kind.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/New-Tech/Five-scientific-balloons-to-launch-simultaneously-Wednesday-in-Israel-Europe-379425

This entry was posted in Science & Technology. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *