Gamma Ray Bursts

Fermi, Swift spy outburst from gamma-ray star

[/caption] NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have keyed in on a rowdy stellar remnant 30,000 light-years away. The…

13 years ago

Old Space Observatory Spare Parts to Search for Dirty Bombs

[/caption]From 1991 to 2000, the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory dominated the search for the largest explosions ever observed in the…

13 years ago

Gamma Ray Burst From the Edge of the Universe

[/caption] NASA's Swift satellite captured the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. The blast came from an exploding star 12.8…

13 years ago

Blinding Gamma Ray Burst Was Directed at Earth

[/caption] On March 19, 2008 at 2:13 am EDT, NASA's Swift satellite detected an explosion from the constellation Bootes, and…

13 years ago

GLAST is Now Fermi

[/caption] With "first light" successfully observed by the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, as it has been…

13 years ago

GLAST Science Operations Underway: Now, About That Name!

[/caption] After a 60-day checkout period, science operations have begun in earnest for GLAST, the Gamma ray Large Area Space…

13 years ago

Astronomers Discover a Supernova/Gamma Ray Burst Hybrid

[/caption] Just when we thought we were beginning to understand what supernovae and gamma ray bursts were all about. Astronomers…

13 years ago

See that Record Breaking Gamma Ray Burst Go! (Video)

No sooner had NASA's Swift X-Ray Telescope caught the record-breaking Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) in the act on Wednesday (March 19th),…

14 years ago

Biggest Ever Cosmic Explosion Observed 7.5 Billion Light Years Away

A record-breaking gamma ray burst was observed yesterday (March 19th) by NASA's Swift satellite. After red-shift observations were analysed, astronomers…

14 years ago

Looking Down the Barrel of A Gamma Ray Burst

A team of astronomers from the University of Sydney in Australia have been keeping an eye on a binary star…

14 years ago