• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 14th, 2014
Final Two Candidate Sites for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Selected

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

Gravitational Lensing Seen in Gamma-Rays for the First Time – Video

Observations were conducted with the Fermi observatory in Earth's orbit

Dark Matter Potentially Found at Galactic Core

Dark Matter Potentially Found at Galactic Core

The Milky Way produces gamma-rays at its center, experts say

Fermi Sees Extremely Weird Pulsar

Fermi Sees Extremely Weird Pulsar

The stellar remnant appears to change the speed at which it spins

Anniversary: Famous Fermi Telescope Turns 4 in Earth's Orbit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gamma-Ray Bursts May Kill All Life Here

Our planet may fall victim to huge radiation bursts

 
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