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Water tanks: windows to southern sky’s soul

Posted on Nov 3 2021 by Crispin Savage

University of Adelaide researchers are part of an international team that aims to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. The team is piloting a project that will use sensors installed in water tanks to detect the highest energy gamma rays from the universe. Prototype water tanks have been designed and built in South Australia and will be installed in Peru.