NASA's Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays

"Fermi is the most sensitive gamma-ray telescope in orbit, so when it doesn’t detect an expected signal, scientists must explain the absence." ... Read More

Explore the Universe with the First E-Book from NASA’s Fermi

To commemorate a milestone anniversary for NASA’s Fermi spacecraft, the mission team has published an e-book called “Our High-Energy Universe: 15 Years with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.” ... Read More

Missing gamma rays cast doubt on cosmic-ray origins

The lack of observed gamma rays from a recent supernova has cast doubt on the generally-accepted idea that exploding stars are a major source of cosmic rays. The observation was made using NASA’s ... Read More

Space Exploration News

Apr. 30, 2024 — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a zoomed-in portion of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. Read More

Scientists unlocked solar patterns that could help understand space weather

High energy gamma rays on the sun, as observed by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Yellow and orange represent areas where gamma energy is more concentrated. (NASA Solar Dynamics ... Read More

Nasa's Chandra X-ray observatory captures rare cosmic events: Black hole collision and supernova secrets

Nasa’s Chandra X-ray Observatory unveils supermassive black ... its invaluable contribution to space exploration and science. Read More

Explore the universe with the first e-book from NASA’s Fermi

“Enrico Fermi’s science has been important for understanding the sources that the Fermi telescope sees,” said Elizabeth Hays, the mission’s project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space ... Read More

NASA's Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays

While examining a nearby supernova with NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope, an effort meant to discover how these stellar explosions ignite charged particles called cosmic rays, scientists have ... Read More