“ MACE”-World Biggest gamma ray all set to launch by 2017

By Indrani Sarkar

Hyderabad : “In 2017 end, (the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment) telescope would be ready”, K N Vyas, Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) said to the visiting journalist from NUJ in a workshop held in Mumbai from 2^nd March to 6^th March’2017.

MACE will be the world’s biggest gamma ray telescope. This the gamma ray telescope under construction at Ladakh and be remotely operated from Mumbai, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’s (BARC).

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’s (BARC) had assigned the Electronics Corporation of India, Hyderabad, to build the telescope.