Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious Blast of X-Rays From the Early Universe
On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, ...
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Huge black hole on fire, emits gamma rays billions times stronger than visible light
a ground-based gamma-ray observatory located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in southern Arizona. UCLA played a pivotal role in developing VERITAS, from the electronics that read the ...
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High Energy Gamma Ray Astrophysics
VERITAS, the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System, is a ground based very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray observatory. VERITAS was designed and constructed for the purpose of detecting ...
Einstein Probe Uncovers a Puzzling 12.5 Billion-Year-Old Cosmic Explosion
The Einstein Probe is revolutionizing our view of the distant X-ray universe, offering an unprecedented look at some of the ...
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Gamma-ray bursts challenge theoretical models
26 issue of the journal Nature. In the past four years, the team of astronomers working at the Smithsonian's Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in Arizona has observed high-energy gamma-ray bursts ...