- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 14th, 2014
Final Two Candidate Sites for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Selected
The telescope should have found a home by the end of 2013
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2014
Gravitational Lensing Seen in Gamma-Rays for the First Time – Video
Observations were conducted with the Fermi observatory in Earth's orbit
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 14th, 2012
Dark Matter Potentially Found at Galactic Core
The Milky Way produces gamma-rays at its center, experts say
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 26th, 2012
Fermi Sees Extremely Weird Pulsar
The stellar remnant appears to change the speed at which it spins
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 12th, 2012
Anniversary: Famous Fermi Telescope Turns 4 in Earth's Orbit
The satellite is contributing to boosting our understanding of the Universe
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 12th, 2012
Fermi Detects Most Extreme Light from a Solar Flare
This was the most energetic light ever recorded from such an event
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 18th, 2012
Gamma-Ray Mission Studies Dust-Rich Comet
The object is currently heading away from Earth
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 20th, 2012
Mysterious Radiations Produced by the Galactic Core
Experts have no idea where the gamma-rays are coming from
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
Fermi Clears Some Gamma-Ray Mysteries
Even the sources of these high-energy radiations are not yet fully known
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 16th, 2012
Why the Crab Nebula Emits too Much Radiations
Oddly enough, the pulsar it contains is not responsible for releasing them
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2012
Hidden Binary Star System Revealed by Gamma-Ray Signature
This may represent a new way of searching for difficult-to-find binaries
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 11th, 2012
Fermi Releases Data on the Extremely High Energy Sky
It detects one energy source above 10 GeV every four months
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 13th, 2011
Tycho Blasts the Sky with High-Energy Gamma Rays
Its surroundings are flooded by powerful radiation emissions
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 29th, 2011
Stellar Nurseries Are a Source of Cosmic Rays
By extension, they also contribute to producing gamma-rays
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2011
Youngest Millisecond Pulsar Discovered by Fermi
The instrument is extremely effective at finding such objects
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 18th, 2011
NASA to Send 'Firestation' in the Upper Atmosphere
The instrument will help researchers understand lightning in more detail
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 8th, 2011
Gamma-Ray Bursts May Kill All Life Here
Our planet may fall victim to huge radiation bursts