Palomar Observatory's Project 1640 on the Hale Telescope allows astronomers to directly observe exoplanets, whereas the gamma-ray sensitive HESS 2 in Namibia tracks violent astrophysical events such as supernovae and flaring black holes. John Matson reports
Scopes See Exoplanets and Violent Astrophysics | 60-Second Space podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
