BurstCube Mission: NASA Launches Shoebox-Sized Satellite to Study Mysterious Gamma Ray Bursts

Medicine & Technology Mar 25, 2024

BurstCube has just been sent by NASA to the International Space Station to study the most powerful explosions in the universe.

Space Telescope Finds 294 New Gamma-Ray Pulsars, Expanding Fermi Catalog to Over 340 Objects

Dec 05, 2023

Astronomers create a catalog of 294 gamma-ray pulsars from Fermi Telescope data, marking a 27-fold increase since 2008. Check out more details in this article.

Record-breaking Gamma-ray Burst Released 18 Teraelectronvolts of Energy, Making It the Most Powerful Ever Detected

Mar 28, 2023

Scientists are investigating the afterglow left by the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, and what they find contradicts any theoretical assumptions. Read the article to learn more.

NASA Telescopes Detect Gamma-Ray Bursts From Star That Hit Earth

Oct 19, 2022

Read on to know what happened to the gamma ray bursts that NASA telescopes found.

Repeatedly Exploding Stat Produces Gamma Ray, What Is Stellar Vampirism?

Mar 11, 2022

Scientists stumble upon a rare binary star that repeatedly explodes roughly every 15 years producing gamma rays. Read on to find out why the star explodes and what it means for astrophysics.

NASA’s New Gamma Ray Telescope Could Help Astronauts Understand Evolution of Milky Way Galaxy

Oct 20, 2021

COSI will provide answers to questions regarding the origins of chemical components in our own Milky Way galaxy, which are essential factors in the development of our planet.

Crab Nebula Might Harbor the Most Powerful Electron Accelerator Ever Discovered, Scientists Found

Jul 09, 2021

Chinese scientists have made a new discovery that challenges classical physical theories that point to the Crab Nebula having a super electron accelerator. It is so powerful that scientists could not believe it exists.

Mysterious Glow in Milky Way Galaxy's Center Could Be Due to Dark Matter

Mar 30, 2021

Astrophysicists previously proposed theories related to the potential sign of dark matter in the Milky Way's core.

Giant Flare That Swept Through Solar System Came From Another Galaxy 11.4 Million Light-Years Away

Jan 14, 2021

NASA satellites detected a giant flare was detected in April as it swept past Mars. Experts say it came from a powerful neutron star 11.4 million light-years away.