Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI)
Launch Date:
2027
COSI would scan our Milky Way galaxy, measuring gamma rays from radioactive elements produced during stellar explosions to map the recent history of star death and element production. It would also measure polarization, to improve our understanding of how distant energetic cosmic explosions produce gamma rays.
Key Staff
- Science Team Member: Carolyn Kierans
- Science Team Member: Eric Burns
- Principal Investigator:
- Co Investigator: Alan Smale
- Co Investigator: Terri Brandt
