Ionizing radiation is a form of energy released by atoms in the form of electromagnetic waves such as gamma, x-rays or particles such as neutrons, beta or alpha. The disintegration of atoms is called ...

"By reproducing relativistic plasma conditions in the lab, we can measure processes that shape the evolution of cosmic jets and better understand the origin of magnetic fields in intergalactic space." ...

Irradiating food has the same benefits as when it is heated, refrigerated, frozen or treated with chemicals, but without changing the temperature or leaving residues. The technique controls spoilage ...

ABSTRACT: In recent years, gamma irradiation has been adopted as one of the plant breeding approaches to ensuring food and nutrition security for the ever-growing global population in the face of ...

For decades, astronomers have been vying to identify a source for a mysterious gamma-ray excess at the center of the Milky Way. Could dark matter be the answer? Reading time 2 minutes For all the ...

The glowing red band represents high concentrations of gamma rays across the center of the Milky Way. NASA / DOE / Fermi LAT Collaboration Dark matter—an unseen substance thought to make up 27 percent ...

Johns Hopkins researchers may have identified a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A mysterious diffuse glow of gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way has ...

The sale of the Tampa Bay Rays from Stuart Sternberg's group to one led by Jacksonville's Patrick Zalupski was approved by MLB owners for a reported $1.7 billion. Plans for a new $1.3 billion Rays ...