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Gamma rays with energies upwards of 20 teraelectronvolts have been recorded from the Vela pulsar – 20 times higher than any other light ever seen from one of these odd stars

“This result challenges our previous knowledge of pulsars," study author says

Rose Gregorio, a Tony Award-nominated actress who appeared in the Broadway play The Shadow Box and the NBC medical drama ER, died on August 17, 2023, at her home in Greenwich Village, New York...

An internationally recognized expert in high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and galactic cosmic rays, 2023 Michigan Tech Research Award recipient Petra Huentemeyer views the career path she has followed as a natural if not always easy progression. Fueled by a persistent curiosity to probe the unknown origins of the universe, her work has led her to study and conduct research at the world’s leading institutions in her field. Among the top three most cited authors at Tech, she serves as vice-spokesp...

Young, low-mass stars called T.Tauri stars have been caught blasting out high-energy gamma rays. This marks the first evidence that these stars, which are less than 10 million years old, emit gamma radiation.

Instruments on the ER-2 aircraft could capture wavelengths currently not seen by satellites and can aid in improving our predictions about storms.

NASA's ER-2 aircraft, as part of the ALOFT project, investigated lightning and related energy fields in the atmosphere in July 2023. This research aims to deepen our understanding of gamma-ray flashes in thunderclouds and will influence future space-based lightning mapping technologies. Throughou

NASA is preparing to launch the ComPair balloon-borne science instrument from Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Astrophysicists reveal the sun is beaming down gamma rays with energies higher than ever measured. The gamma rays lose energy in Earth’s atmosphere, meaning they don’t present a concern to life. This also allows them to be discovered by researchers working with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov

East Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 - Sometimes, the best place to hide a secret is in broad daylight. Just ask the sun. The sun is more surprising than we knew, said Mehr Un Nisa, a postdoctoral research associate at Michigan S