Za-pow! Utah Telescope Array captures remarkable air-to-ground gamma-ray burst
A late summer storm that blasted through the desert west of Delta in 2021 turned out to be an extraordinary event for scientific study.
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A late summer storm that blasted through the desert west of Delta in 2021 turned out to be an extraordinary event for scientific study.
Massive, University of Utah-led Telescope Array has been outfitted to capture new data. On top of opening paths to new scientific discoveries, the images are breathtaking.
Massive, University of Utah-led Telescope Array has been outfitted to capture new data. On top of opening paths to new scientific discoveries, the images are breathtaking.
Where do these ultra-high energy cosmic rays come from? They don't point back to any source. Researchers are flummoxed.
In May 2021, a team of astronomers made an exceedingly rare discovery: an extremely high-energy cosmic ray beaming from outer space — which confusingly came from nowhere in particular. "When I first discovered this ultra-high-energy cosmic ray, I thought there must have been a mistake, as it showed an energy level unprecedented in the last […]