Understanding gamma rays in our universe through StarBurst, a small satellite instrument
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed ...
Horror space events that could kill us all from gamma-ray burst that ‘sterilises’ Earth to ‘unseen’ doomsday asteroid
SPACE is a deadly place – and we’re all living at its mercy on a little blue rock. Thankfully we know that asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t be crashing into us after all, but that’s not ...
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Gamma-Ray Bursts by Andrew Fraknoi
"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film ...
Scientists Confirm 19-Year-Old Solar Flare Theory With NASA’s Iris Satellite
Scientists have confirmed a 19-year-old theory on solar flare formation by observing “slip-running” reconnections in the ...
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Gamma rays create Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, but how do they work in the real world?
Gamma rays originate from a variety of sources in both the Marvel Universe and the real world. Primary among non-fictional cosmic gamma-ray sources, are supernovas, neutron stars, and gamma-ray ...
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Integral gamma-ray telescope mission was a brilliant success
ESA’s Integral observed space for 22 years, uncovering gamma-ray bursts, black holes, and gravitational waves.
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Gamma-ray bursts challenge theoretical models
"This particular object radiates only faintly in the energy region where gamma rays have an energy of a few hundred million electron volts," explains Gaidos. "This is the region where the detector on ...
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Robert J. Nemiroff
I worked at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland ... and papers showing, usually among others, that gamma-ray bursts were consistent with occurring at cosmological distances. I led a group ...