NASA's Fermi Mission Shows How Luck Favors the Prepared

The video explores the evolution of cosmic messenger detection, including gravitational waves, neutrinos, and gamma rays. It highlights key historical developments, such as Einstein's theories of relativity, and modern advancements like LIGO and Ice Cube. The emergence of multi-messenger astronomy offers new insights into cosmic phenomena.

What was the first type of light detected from a gravitational wave event?

• Infrared light

• Ultraviolet light

• Gamma rays

• X-rays

Which theory by Einstein assumed that light in a vacuum moves at a constant speed?

• Special Theory of Relativity

• Theory of Electromagnetism

• Theory of Quantum Mechanics

• General Theory of Relativity

What particle was suggested by a type of radioactive decay in the subatomic realm?

• Neutrino

• Photon

• Proton

• Electron

In which decade were the first gamma rays seen in space?

• 1980s

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

What was the name of the neutrino detector built under the ice at the South Pole?

• LIGO

• Fermi

• IceCube

• Swift

Which year marked the first detection of gravitational waves by the upgraded LIGO?

• 2020

• 2017

• 2015

• 2010

What is the promise of multi-messenger astronomy?

• To detect new forms of light

• To map the entire universe

• To understand the most powerful processes in the universe

• To explore the surface of planets