A New Look at Gamma-Rays From Our Galaxy’s Next-Door Neighbour
Today’s authors take a new look at gamma-ray emission from Andromeda to find that it looks pretty different from what was found before!
INTEGRAL: an integral key to high energy astronomy
INTEGRAL changed our understanding of X-ray binaries, and taught us so much about our galactic home. Here’s a brief look, in awe and gratitude.
Guide to the Electromagnetic Spectrum in Astronomy
We’ve updated and expanded our “Guide to the Electromagnetic Spectrum”! Read on to learn about all the different flavors of light in the Universe, where this light comes from, and how we can detect it.
A treasure hunt for the origins of very high energy gamma rays
Today’s authors aim to answer the question: Where are very high energy gamma rays coming from?
Could some short and long gamma-ray bursts have the same parents?
Today’s authors discovered a kilonova associated with a long gamma-ray burst! Read on to hear about how this might flip the gamma-ray burst world upside down.
A Gamma-Ray Blast from the Distant Past
GRB 210905A is one of the longest, most distant, most energetic, and most luminous gamma-ray bursts that we’ve ever detected. What can we learn from this outstanding outburst?