Record-breaking gamma ray burst seems to be caused by a black hole engulfed by a bloated star

On July 2, 2025, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM) captured around three hours' worth of signals that appeared ...
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NASA suspends Swift gamma-ray space telescope operations

NASA has officially halted science observations conducted by its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Don't worry, though. NASA said the Swift team has been tracking increased noise in the gyroscope for a ...

What is Dark Matter? Scientists Debate On Existence Of Space Substance As The Milky Way Galaxy Emits Mysterious 'Gamma Ray Glow'

A mysterious glow of gamma rays from the centre of the Milky Way has reignited debate over dark matter. The unexplained ...
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Milky Way's Formation History Key to Mapping Dark Matter

What can the gamma ray light emitted by the Milky Way Galaxy teach scientists about the existence of dark matter? This is ...
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Scientists move closer to confirming existence of dark matter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter - the invisible stuff ...
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NASA's Fermi Detects Gamma-Ray Signal Outside Our Galaxy

Astronomers utilizing 13 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have made an unexpected and unexplained discovery - a gamma-ray signal outside our galaxy. Presenting their findings ...
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NASA's Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays

"Fermi is the most sensitive gamma-ray telescope in orbit, so when it doesn’t detect an expected signal, scientists must explain the absence." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...
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NASA’s New Detectors Could Improve Views of Gamma-Ray Events

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NASA Gears Up ComPair Balloon Mission to Detect Gamma Rays

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.
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'Monstrous' gamma-ray burst brightest seen since 'human civilization began'

March 29 (UPI) --A gamma-ray burst, which lit up our galaxy last October, was the "brightest burst" ever seen and a once-in-10,000-year explosion, according to NASA. Astronomers have been studying the ...
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NASA Satellite Detects Record Gamma Ray Burst Explosion Halfway Across The Universe

WASHINGTON – A powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA’s Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye. The explosion was a ...
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NASA launches telescope to seek out gamma rays

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA launched a telescope Wednesday to scout out elusive, super high-energy gamma rays lurking in the universe. Glast — a NASA acronym standing for Gamma-ray Large Area Space ...