"Fermi is the most sensitive gamma-ray telescope in orbit, so when it doesn’t detect an expected signal, scientists must ...
The lack of observed gamma rays from a recent supernova has cast doubt on the generally-accepted idea that exploding stars ...
To commemorate a milestone anniversary for NASA’s Fermi spacecraft, the mission team has published an e-book called “Our High ...
Observations of SN 2023ixf in 2023 led to surprising findings regarding cosmic ray production by supernovae, with potential ...
In a recent study, scientists found that some portions of the sun emit more intense gamma ray radiation than others.
Astronomers believe they have found a rare, massive flare that erupted from an extremely magnetic dead star, or magnetar, ...
Fermi was originally called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope but was renamed after Italian physicist Enrico Fermi in August 2008. “Enrico Fermi’s science has been important for ...
While examining a nearby supernova with NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope, an effort meant to discover how these stellar explosions ignite charged particles called cosmic rays, scientists have ...