The Gamma-Ray Imager/Polarimeter for Solar flares (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

The Gamma-Ray Imager/Polarimeter for Solar flares

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The Gamma-Ray Imager/Polarimeter for Solar flares, or GRIPS, payload launched into the sky on a giant balloon on Jan. 18, 2016. It will ride the winds around the South Pole for at least two weeks while observing gamma rays from the sun.

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Credits: NASA/Albert Shih

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