A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

"This approach will carve an important space for itself in both the energy production and sensors industry." Scientists ...

The "cosmic pinwheel" that astronomers feared could one day shower Earth with lethal gamma rays may not be as dangerous as ...

A new study explains how thunderstorm electric fields produce strong gamma‐ray glows with oscillating gamma‐ray rates, and that these oscillations develop into intense pulse trains that closely ...

A research team has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists have captured high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object -- a gas turbine blade -- ...

We know that regular supernovas pose no existential threat to life on Earth in the near-term. But there are other varieties ...

Nuclear power has long been a reliable energy source, supplying nearly 20% of electricity in the United States. While it does ...

The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays. Even though they only share a ...

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

Early on September 22, 1979, satellites picked up an exceedingly bright double flash in the South Atlantic that has never ...

Researchers may have found a way to create a nuclear waste battery that could theoretically run for decades without needing to recharge.

BL Lacertae, an enigmatic blazar, has shattered long-held classification norms, leaving astronomers baffled. Originally ...