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

While the theories piled up, the science went almost nowhere. That changed with the 1991 launch of NASA s Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. During Compton s nine-year lifetime, its BATSE instrument ...

These Chandra images reveal how stars end their life in majesty Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The supernova ... 400 years ago for Earth viewers. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/J.Hughes et al, Optical ...

Together they operate the Chandra X-Ray Observatory for NASA. These Chandra images reveal how stars end their life in majesty Follow Us Explore Subscription Newsletters ...

Astrophysicists Capture Astonishing Images of Gamma-Ray Flare from Supermassive ... two decades' worth of data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory to show there's new knotty science to discover ...

At a famous 1950 lunch among physicists, Enrico Fermi wondered, "Where are all the aliens?" How far have we come toward ...

The Helix Nebula image reveals a white dwarf at its center that may have destroyed a closely orbiting planet, explaining a mysterious X-ray signal detected for over 40 years.

To try and crack the case, Estrada-Dorado and his colleagues examined more recent observations of the nebula taken by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 1999 and the European Space Agency’s ...

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A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits could be responsible for strange X-ray emissions in the region.

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