NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope "detected none of the high-energy gamma-ray light" from a nearby supernova. NASA explains. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

StarBurst, a wide-field gamma ray observatory, arrived at March 4 for environmental testing and final instrument integration.

Gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful kinds of explosions known in the cosmos, may help provide a piece of the puzzle when it ...

Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

A binary star system about 150 light years from Earth, right on our cosmic doorstep, is on track to collide as a type 1a ...

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Among the most fascinating phenomena are gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation. Recently, ...

Normally, space launches avoid populated areas in case ... Sun that can send a stream of charged particles, X-rays and gamma rays speeding toward Earth. Among the 22 studies and experiments ...

Normally, space launches avoid populated areas in case of a catastrophic ... intense explosions on the Sun that can send a stream of charged particles, X-rays and gamma rays speeding toward Earth.

The three-to-five-day flight is to be lofted into space by a Falcon 9 booster ... intense explosions on the Sun that can send a stream of charged particles, X-rays and gamma rays speeding toward Earth ...

A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing link ... initiate what we call a thermal breakdown," Shao told Space.com. "But that process would require a very strong electric ...

March 31 - Tampa Bay pinch hitter Junior Caminero's go-ahead RBI single sparked a four-run sixth inning, securing the Rays' first home series triumph in their temporary ballpark by beating the ...