A nearby supernova in 2023 offered astrophysicists an excellent opportunity to test ideas about how these types of explosions boost particles, called cosmic rays, to near light-speed. But surprisingly ...

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in ...

Gamma-ray spectroscopy is a vital analytical technique employed in identifying and quantifying radioactive nuclides, while artificial neural networks (ANNs) have emerged as robust computational tools ...

All three versions of AstroPix sensor chips are on display from the oldest on the left to version 3 on the right. Version three, which began testing in April 2023 has bigger pixels and improved ...

A glowing blob known as "the cocoon" has puzzled astronomers since it was discovered in 2012. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Andrew Taylor waited nine years to catch a gamma-ray burst in action. His patience finally paid off on August 29, 2019 when Taylor, a researcher at the German Electron Synchrotron, and his teammates ...

NASA is preparing to launch the ComPair balloon-borne science instrument from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, to test innovative technologies for detecting gamma rays, the most energetic form of light.

Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful explosions in the universe. These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the incendiary ...

In January 2019, researchers detected gamma-ray burst (GRB) 190114C. They caught this quick explosion right in the act and observed the most energetic photons ever seen from a gamma-ray burst. This ...

A neutron star that spins at an unimaginable rate of 707 times per second also shoots out powerful pulses of gamma rays into the universe. The star is at least 4,400 light-years from Earth, though its ...

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Roland Crocker receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A glowing blob known as “the cocoon”, which appears to be inside one of the enormous gamma-ray emanations from the centre of our ...