An intriguing astronomical discovery has recently come to light, revealing a beam of energy that is directed towards our planet. This beam, its origins, and potential implications for Earth present a ...

Two Thai astronomers have helped discover a new black widow pulsar designated PSR J1544–2555, contributing to international ...

Gamma-Ray Bursts are the most energetic explosions known in the universe and they release intense gamma radiation, it could ...

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

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When the SpIRIT CubeSat rode into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in December 2023, it carried a very massive passenger along.

On the night of July 19, 1952, the 48-inch Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory in California was taking one of its routine photographs of the night sky. It was part of the First Palomar Sky Survey ...

Astronomers are trying to determine what caused a series of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, ...

Scientists have created a perovskite-based gamma-ray detector that surpasses traditional nuclear medicine imaging technology.

Astronomers from the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy have identified a new category of events that they found ...

New images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), an international collaboration involving several University of Toronto ...

A new detector aims to reduce costs while improving the quality of nuclear medicine. Physicians use nuclear medicine techniques such as SPECT scans to observe how the heart pumps, follow patterns of ...