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Gamma ray Telescopes Might be Able to Detect the Gravitational Waves Caused by Merging Supermassive Black Holes
Gamma rays could be the new source for observing gravitational waves, according to a recent release from the Max Planck…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 379: Fermi’s Atom Splitting
When he wasn't puzzling the mystery of alien civilizations, Enrico Fermi was splitting atoms. He realized that when atoms were…
Navy Researchers Put Dark Lightning to the SWORD
Discovered "by accident" by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in 2010, dark lightning is a surprisingly powerful -- yet invisible…
Supernovae Seed Universe With Cosmic Rays
In a wave of media releases, the latest studies performed by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are lighting up the…
Finding Out What Dark Matter Is – And Isn’t
Astronomers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope have been looking for evidence of suspected types of dark matter particles within…
To The Extreme… NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope Gathers In High Energy
[/caption] It scans the entire visible sky every three hours. Its job is to gather light - but not just…
Cygnus X – A Cosmic-ray Cocoon
[/caption] Situated about 4,500 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus is a veritable star factory called Cygnus X... one…
Positron Signaling For Dark Matter Inconclusive
[/caption] A couple of years ago, the Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics, PAMELA, sent us back some…
Crab Nebula Erupts in a Superflare
[/caption] From a NASA press release: The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times…
Top Ten Gamma Ray Sources from the Fermi Telescope
[/caption] The Fermi Telescope is seeing a Universe ablaze with Gamma Rays! A new map combining nearly three months of…