Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope

Astrophysics
COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer)
Cosmic Microwave Background
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Goddard Space Flight Center
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
The Universe
Astronomers analyzing 13 years of data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found an unexpected and as yet unexplained feature outside of our galaxy.
Posted January 11, 2024
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Supermassive Black Holes
The Sun
The Universe
The cosmos comes alive in an all-sky time-lapse movie made from 14 years of data acquired by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Our Sun, occasionally flaring into prominence, serenely traces a path through the sky against the backdrop of high-energy sources within our galaxy and beyond. “The bright, steady gamma-ray glow of the Milky Way […]
Posted December 20, 2023
Astrophysics
Binary Stars
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Gamma Rays
Goddard Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Stars
The Universe
A new catalog produced by a French-led international team of astronomers shows that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 294 gamma-ray-emitting pulsars, while another 34 suspects await confirmation. This is 27 times the number known before the mission launched in 2008.
Posted November 28, 2023
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