The strong currents of air in thunderstorms can cause air and water to shoot up and down very quickly. When this happens, ...

Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit regular radio wave pulses and beams of magnetic radiation, which can ...

Before CTAO, VERITAS was the world's most sensitive very-high-energy-gamma-ray observatory that could detect brief flashes of ...

For the first time, scientists have caught lightning in the act of unleashing a powerful burst of gamma radiation known as a ...

Scientists were trying to unravel the mystery of gamma ray bursts detected during lightning storms when they witnessed ...

HAWC Observatory researchers reveal TeV halos as universal features of middle-aged pulsars, offering new insights into gamma-ray emissions and pulsar detection.

The StarBurst Multimessenger Pioneer is a wide-field gamma-ray observatory focused on detecting short-duration bursts of ...

The Whipple Observatory is home to some of the world’s most advanced astronomical instruments, including the VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) gamma ray ...

On a volcanic island under some of the darkest skies on Earth, I rediscovered the night sky and came home with a new view of our universe.

Chandra, launched on July 23, 1999, is one of four great telescopes released by NASA that decade, including the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.