Gamma Ray Bursts
Black Hole Jets Pack One, Two Punch in Radio, Gamma Rays
[/caption] Compact, ultrabright jets at supermassive black holes in active galaxies were already known to pack an impressive punch in radio waves.…
Now Showing: Fermi All-Sky Movie
This could be titled "87 Days of Fermi," or "Blazing Galaxies:" This movie is made from the first 87 days…
Integral Dissects Super-Bright Gamma Ray Burst
[/caption] The European Space Agency's Integral spacecraft has captured one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever seen. In looking at…
Swift Satellite Catches Early Stages of GRB
[/caption] Astronomers have now been able to see the very early stages of a gamma ray burst, thanks to the…
Fermi Glimpses Wildest-Ever Gamma-Ray Blast
GRB 080916C's X-ray afterglow appears orange and yellow in this view that merges images from Swift's UltraViolet/Optical and X-ray telescopes.…
Fermi, Swift spy outburst from gamma-ray star
[/caption] NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have keyed in on a rowdy stellar remnant 30,000 light-years away. The…
Old Space Observatory Spare Parts to Search for Dirty Bombs
[/caption]From 1991 to 2000, the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory dominated the search for the largest explosions ever observed in the…
Gamma Ray Burst From the Edge of the Universe
[/caption] NASA's Swift satellite captured the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. The blast came from an exploding star 12.8…
Blinding Gamma Ray Burst Was Directed at Earth
[/caption] On March 19, 2008 at 2:13 am EDT, NASA's Swift satellite detected an explosion from the constellation Bootes, and…
GLAST is Now Fermi
[/caption] With "first light" successfully observed by the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, as it has been…