Dynamic Gamma-ray Sky
This is how the Universe would look if we could see gamma rays. Cosmic fireworks, invisible to our eyes, fill the night sky.
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This is how the Universe would look if we could see gamma rays. Cosmic fireworks, invisible to our eyes, fill the night sky.
For the orbiting gamma-ray telescope, Earth is actually the brightest source of gamma-rays, the most energetic form of light. Gamma-rays from Earth are produced when
Different wavelengths of light. Spectroscopy can be used to study interactions between matter and any form of light, from visible light to gamma rays, X-rays,
An exploding star (supernova) about 65 light-years away may have caused mass extinction on Earth, 359 million years ago.
Striking gamma ray image from NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope shows Moon glowing brighter than Sun.
Muons reveal record-breaking thunderstorm voltage in India that exceeded one billion volts.
Doomed neutron stars whirl toward their demise, creating blast of light and gravitational waves, in this stunning animation.
First light from gravitational wave source observed. Astronomers across the world photographed the event of the collision between two neutron stars, 130 million light-years away.
The fastest today’s spacecraft would take 74,420 years to reach another solar system, but with antimatter propulsion could reach it in just 84 years.
Some long-duration gamma-ray bursts, driven by strongest magnets, created the biggest explosion in the Universe.