Fermi improves its vision for thunderstorm Gamma-ray flashes astronomyreport.com 15 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm

Thanks to improved data analysis techniques and a new operating mode, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is now 10 times better at catching the brief outbursts o...

Cobra Girl 2 rdc3.net 9 Jul 2011 | 07:30 pm

Compton effect [for A. H. Compton ], increase in the wavelengths of X rays and gamma rays when they collide with and are scattered from loosely bound electrons in matter. This effect provides strong v...

GAMMA RAY BURSTS zxercx.blogspot.com 9 Apr 2012 | 03:11 pm

GAMMA RAY BURSTS ARE AMONG THE MOST DISTANT OBJECTS IN THE UNIVERSE... Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are flashes of gamma rays associated with extremely energetic explosions that have been observed in dist...

Enigmatic Explosions from the distant universe zxercx.blogspot.com 9 Apr 2012 | 05:17 am

Photons from a gamma ray burst racing towards the Fermi satellite. (Image: NASA/Sonoma State University/Aurore Simonnet ) The Most Luminous Objects in the Universe Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the mos...

Basic General Knowledge onlinegkguides.wordpress.com 23 Mar 2012 | 02:02 am

1. The ozone layer restricts A. Visible light B. Infrared radiation C. X-rays and gamma rays D. Ultraviolet radiation 2. Eugenics is the study of A. altering human beings by changing their genet...

Fermi shows that Tycho's star shines in gamma rays spacespin.org 18 Jan 2012 | 06:26 am

In early November 1572, observers on Earth witnessed the appearance of a "new star" in the constellation Cassiopeia, an event now recognized as the brightest naked-eye supernova in more than 400 years...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) hades87.tumblr.com 16 Nov 2011 | 03:57 am

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13): Demon (15) The 69 Eyes (15) Combichrist (14) Gamma Ray (14) Megadeth (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Lightning Unleashes Antimatter Storms gogreen.hsenid.com 8 Jun 2011 | 07:13 pm

The powerful blasts of particles and light energy known as gamma-ray bursts come from violent cosmic events in deep space, such as stellar explosions and black hole collisions. But smaller-scale burst...

Gamma Ray "Anywhere in the Galaxy" metal47.blogspot.com 25 Jun 2009 | 04:50 pm

Imagine the Universe News charlie24434.blogspot.com 20 Jun 2009 | 02:10 pm

NASA's Swift satellite and an international team of astronomers have found a gamma-ray burst from a star that died when the universe was only 630 million years old, or less than five percent of its pr...