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Fermi Records Extreme Gamma-Ray Burst The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which was formerly known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), has recently recorded one of the most massive and extreme gamma-ray bursts in history. The emission was so large, that it even made scientists raise some new questions about this type of events, which th... 20 February 2009 04:53 GMT Hubble Mystery Object Still Not Explained The large flash of light that left astronomers puzzled more than three years ago has yet to be explained, Hubble scientists announced recently, although many hours were spent studying the photographs the space telescopes relayed back to Earth on that day. According to the astronomers, the readings do not match those ... 13 January 2009 09:17 GMT New Gamma-ray Observatory Will Search for the Most Energetic Phenomena in the Universe A new instrument went online at the ESO Telescope at the La Silla Observatory and was able to take images simultaneously in seven colors, to examine the most energetic phenomena in the universe, the gamma-ray bursts.From time to time, a huge explosion followed by a bright flash of light can be observed in space. It&... 10 July 2007 05:34 GMT