Cherenkov Radiation
Quasars are the Biggest Particle Accelerators in the Universe
We puny humans think we can accelerate particles? Look how proud we are of the Large Hadron Collider. But any…
4 years ago
An Extremely Rare Gamma Ray Emitting Neutron Star Binary Has Been Found
The VERITAS collaboration recently discovered a binary system with a very high-energy gamma-ray neutron star, the rarest and most extreme…
6 years ago
The Earth Does Stop the Occasional Neutrino
A new study by the IceCube collaboration has shown that Earth stops the occasional neutrino, thus confirming a prediction made…
7 years ago
A New Prototype Telescope Proves Itself Worthy
The ASTRI telescope - a prototype for a new type of gamma-ray telescope located on Mount Etna, Siciliy - just…
8 years ago
Detector With Real-time Alert Capability Waits Patiently For Supernova Neutrinos
Researchers at the Super-Kamiokande Observatory hope to be able to learn more about the elusive neutrino particle, thanks to a…
8 years ago
Faster-Than-Light Lasers Could “Illuminate” the Universe
It's a cornerstone of modern physics that nothing in the Universe is faster than the speed of light (c). However,…
10 years ago