Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO)

Astronomy
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO)
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Gamma Rays
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Neutron Stars
Stars
The most powerful events in the known universe – gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) – are short-lived outbursts of the highest-energy light. They can erupt with a quintillion (a 10 followed by 18 zeros) times the luminosity of our Sun. Now thought to announce the births of new black holes, they were discovered by accident. The backstory […]
Posted February 6, 2024
Sign up for our newsletter:

Categories

1
1
4
1
4
18
2
196
2
37
12
1
11
17
2
6
103
4
2
10
6
2
3
3
1
Io
4
14
29
6
5
12
43
1
13
6
1
2
1
3
260
10
1
2
1
7
220
10
1
10
1
1
10
4
624
344
3
1
58
1
29
1
1
1
2
10
1
52
193
1
24
1
365
6
3
14
1
3
147
12
18
4

Recent Posts

Newsletter Archive