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

Gamma rays are high energy electromagnetic waves which are only stopped by thick lead. This means they can easily pass through medical equipment, such as syringes. As gamma rays pass through the ...

There are seven types of electromagnetic (EM) waves, which make up the electromagnetic spectrum. Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves, and travel at the speed of light. Different types of ...

Previous research also indicated that Earth looks down the axis of this system, known as Wolf-Rayet 104, raising concerns ...

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of four new gamma-ray millisecond pulsars using the Murriyang ...

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of four new gamma-ray millisecond pulsars using the Murriyang radio telescope at the Parkes Observatory in Australia. The discovery was ...

"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film ...

For over a decade, a star system on the verge of unleashing a deadly gamma ray burst appeared to have its guns trained on ...

Mark is an award-winning journalist and the science editor at Mashable. After working as a ranger with the National Park Service, he started a reporting career after seeing the extraordinary value ...

Broser and Kallmann 1 have shown that mono-energetic alpha-particles give pulses of the same height in a scintillation counter, and that the pulse-height is proportional to the energy of the alpha ...