Gamma rays
The Crab Gets Cooked With Gamma Rays
[/caption] It's one of the most famous sights in the night sky... and 957 years ago it was bright enough…
Crab Nebula Flares
[/caption] The Crab Nebula is one of the most popular targets for astronomers of all stripes. It is readily viewable…
What Are Gamma Rays
[/caption] In the universe there are kinds of energy and different ways it manifests itself. One common form is radiation.…
Electron Volt
[/caption] From the name, electron volt, you might guess that this has something to do with electricity. Well, you'd be…
New Pulsar “Clocks” Will Aid Gravitational Wave Detection
This illustration shows a pulsar's magnetic field (blue) creates narrow beams of radiation (magenta). Image credit: NASA How do you…
Gamma Waves
"Gamma wave" is not, strictly speaking, a standard scientific term … at least not in physics, and this is rather…
Einstein Still Rules, Says Fermi Telescope Team
[/caption] While the Fermi Space Telescope has mapped the gamma ray sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity, it now has…
What is Cherenkov Radiation?
Cherenkov radiation is named after the Russian physicist who first worked it out in detail, in 1934, Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov…
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…