Brave New World is about to hit cinemas, bringing with it the gamma-ray-powered Red Hulk. Here's what you need to know about that high-energy radiation.

By analyzing multiwavelength data from various space telescopes and astronomical surveys, Chinese astronomers have explored ...

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Optics and photonics covers the entire electromagnetic spectrum from high-energy gamma rays and X-rays, through the optical regime of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light, to long-wavelength ...

At a glance, it appeared to be a run-of-the-mill gamma ray burst, which typically emits bright X-rays too. But when an all-star cast of telescopes observed it in a range of wavelengths, including ...

Indian scientists have detected a powerful gamma-ray flare from a distant galaxy that predates the formation of Earth. The discovery was made using India’s Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE ...

They examined how the light varied across a range of X-ray wavelengths, over six days, and teased out some of the elements present in the exploding material, such as nitrogen, oxygen and neon.

“Scary Barbie” (also known as AT2021lwx) is the informal name given by scientists to a phenomenon that is referred to as a ...

Astronomers have for the first time observed a recurring nova outside of the Milky Way in near-infrared light. The data revealed highly unusual chemical emissions as well as one of the hottest ...