Fermi Helps Link Cosmic Neutrino to Blazar Blast
Nearly 10 billion years ago, the black hole at the center of a galaxy known as PKS B1424-418 produced a powerful outburst. Light from this…
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Fermi Observations Poised to Pin Down Gravitational Wave Sources
Fermi observations are helping researchers gain a much deeper understanding of gravitational waves. On September 14, waves of energy traveling for more than a billion…
Astronomers Detect Repeat ‘Fast Radio Bursts’ for the First Time
For the first time, a team of astronomers has detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an enigmatic source that is likely located well…
New Research Shows LIGO’s Twin Black Holes Might Have Been Born Inside a Single Star
Newly published research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests that the burst detected by LIGO occurred because the two black holes lived and died…
Scientists Complete Primary Mirror for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Engineers have installed the 18th and final primary mirror segment on what will be the biggest and most powerful space telescope ever launched. The final…
Fermi Satellite Detects Gamma-Ray Pulsar in the Tarantula Nebula
Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar in a galaxy other than the Milky Way. The…
Fermi Mission Reveals Hints of Gamma-Ray Cycle in Active Galaxy PG 1553+113
Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered hints of periodic changes in brightness in blazar PG 1553+113, whose emissions are…
On-Site Construction Begins on the Giant Magellan Telescope
On-site construction for the Giant Magellan Telescope has begun. Leading scientists, senior officials, and supporters from an international consortium of universities and research institutions are…
Fermi Views Blazar 3C 279’s Record Gamma-Ray Flare
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other satellites have recorded a record flare from a black hole at the center of the distant galaxy 3C…
“Black-Hole-Scope” Provides Insight into Space Directly Surrounding a Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers used the magnifying effect of the stars to ‘zoom in’ on galaxy PKS 1830-211, revealing very small structures in the distant galaxy. The Integral,…
Scientists Expect High-Energy Explosions When Pulsar J2032 Swings Around Its Companion Star
NASA scientists are expecting high-energy explosions when pulsar J2032 swings around its massive companion star and plunges through a disk of gas and dust surrounding…
Q & A – Why Build the James Webb Space Telescope
Paul Geithner (Deputy Project Manager for the James Webb Space Telescope) answers questions about building the James Webb Space Telescope and what it will allow…
LBTI Completes First Study of Dust in the “Habitable Zone”
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer has completed its first study of dust in the “habitable zone” around a star, opening a new door to finding…
Fermi Helps Study Gamma-Ray Thunderstorms
A short video details how scientists merged data on high-energy bursts seen on Earth by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope with data from ground-based radar…
Green Light for European Extremely Large Telescope Construction
The green light has been given for the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope — a 39-meter aperture optical and infrared telescope sited on…
Fermi Detects Hints of Starquakes in Magnetar ‘Storm’
Using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered underlying signals related to the rapid-fire “storm” of high-energy blasts detected in 2009 from…
The Creative Engineering Behind the Giant Magellan Telescope
Currently under construction and on track to become operational early next decade, the Giant Magellan Telescope is pushing scientists to innovate and create new technology…
Pebble-Size Particles May Represent a New Class of Interstellar Particles
A team of astronomers has discovered that filaments of star-forming gas near the Orion Nebula may be brimming with pebble-size particles. If confirmed, these particles…