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Astronomers have employed the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) to observe a mysterious gamma-ray emitting source designated HESS J1857+026. Results of the ...

Scientists are testing a new robotic technology to help farmers quickly assess soil health in the United Kingdom. A gamma ray detector, developed by a local Cornish company, is being used to map soil ...

Gamma-ray detectors constitute an essential tool in many scientific and industrial applications, ranging from environmental monitoring and nuclear medicine to safeguards verification. Central to their ...

A supernova from the early universe looks unexpectedly familiar, challenging ideas about how the first massive stars lived and died.

Depending on the circumstances you find yourself in, a Geiger counter can be a tremendously useful tool. With just a click or a chirp, it can tell you if any invisible threats lurk. But a Geiger ...

Data collected using multiple NSF NOIRLab facilities reveal a gamma-ray burst that lasted more than seven hours and originated in a massive, extremely dust-rich galaxy. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) rank ...

Berkeley – Astronomers around the world recorded late last year the brightest explosion ever of high-energy X-rays and gamma rays – a split-second flash from the other side of our galaxy that was ...