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[ad_1] By: IANS | Washington | Posted on: October 24, 2018 12:44:54 Fermi has mapped approximately 3,000 sources of gamma radiation. (Image: NASA) NASA used some modern myth characters such as "Hulk" …
Read More »NASA scientists have created 21 modern constellations for the gamma-ray sky
[ad_1] To celebrate a long-lived space telescope that has mapped an invisible side of the universe, NASA has published a list of 21 modern and unofficial constellations. The space might look like …
Read More »Scientists Find Evidence of 'Orphan' Gamma-Ray Bursts
[ad_1] The orphan burst flared and died out over a period of 25 years. Now it's time, its peak brightness in 1993 was more than 50 times what it is today. NRAO …
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