Researchers from Skoltech, MEPhI, and the Dukhov All-Russian Research Institute of Automation have proposed a new method to ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of nearly 300 gamma ray pulsars. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in conjunction with the international Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration, ...

Gamma-rays are the highest energy (the shortest wavelength) type of electromagnetic radiation. They are classified as a type of an ionising radiation; with respect to alpha and beta particles they ...

Gamma rays can only be detected by sensors made of dense metals and takes over six feet (1.8 meters) of concrete to block. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

On Oct. 9, 2022, the sky was illuminated with a spectacular display of light when the brightest gamma-ray burst ever witnessed in history, GRB 221009A, occurred. The event was visible to the naked eye ...

Gamma irradiation of food is a simple, reliable, and mature technology. However, more use of alternative irradiation technologies, based on electrically generated sources, would help complement the ...

By tracing solar flare gamma rays, scientists gain new insight into particle behavior that shapes space weather forecasts.

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A NASA-funded scientist has produced a new type of picture of the Earth from space, which complements the familiar image of our “blue marble”. This new picture is the first detailed image of our ...

Nearby galaxies undergoing a furious pace of star formation also emit lots of gamma rays, say astronomers using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Two so-called “starburst” galaxies, plus a ...

"We're just really in awe of this event and feeling very lucky to be able to study it." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. All eyes ...