Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
When it Comes to Gamma Radiation, the Moon is Actually Brighter Than the Sun
The eerie, hellish glow coming from the Moon may seem unreal in this image, since it's invisible to our eyes.…
Kilonova Neutron Star Collision Probably Left Behind a Black Hole
According to a new study, the recent merger of two neutron stars (which was detected thanks to the gravitational waves…
Second Fastest Pulsar Spins 42,000 Times a Minute
Thanks to a team of researchers from the Netherlands, who used the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), the second fastest-spinning pulsar…
Fermi Links Neutrino Blast To Known Extragalactic Blazar
The Fermi Space Telescope has found the source of 'Big Bird', one of the most energetic neutrinos ever detected.
How Much Light Has The Universe Created Since the Big Bang?
The universe, most cosmologists tell us, began with a bang. At some point, the lights turned on. How much light…
Bright, Long-Lasting GRB Sets Energy Output Record
Last weekend (April 27, 2013), the Fermi and Swift spacecraft witnessed a “shockingly” bright burst of gamma rays from a…
Bright Blazar’s Emission Defies Explanations
When it comes to sheer wattage, blazars definitely rule. As the brightest of active galactic nuclei, these sources of extreme…
The Vela Pulsar as a Spirograph
I loved my Spirograph when I was young, and obviously Eric Charles, a physicist with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope…
Fermi Gamma Ray Observatory Harvests Cosmic Mysteries
[/caption] When it comes to high-energy sources, no one knows them better than NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Taking a…