OTD in space – April 27: NASA launches Explorer 11

On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space. [‘On ...
Interesting Engineering

Aquila Booster outperforms Crab, exposes gaps in particle acceleration theory

In simple terms, astronomers may have found a cosmic particle accelerator that outperforms even their best theoretical ...
Nanowerk

Graphene layers steer nickel foam toward more active oxygen evolution catalyst phase

Electrochemically exfoliated graphene directs nickel foam surfaces toward gamma-NiOOH during oxygen evolution, improving ...

'Aquila Booster' challenges theoretical limits of particle acceleration in pulsar wind nebulae

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has detected PeV (1015 eV) gamma-ray emission from a pulsar wind ...
IEEE

A Dynamically Reconfigurable Readout Scheme of a Pixel Readout ASIC for Space X-Ray Imaging

Abstract: A grazing-incidence X-ray telescope is an instrument to observe X-rays emitted by solar activities such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. A hybrid X-ray imaging detector consisting ...
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25 mind-blowing facts about the electromagnetic spectrum

You might not realize it, but right now, as you're watching this video, you are being absolutely bombarded by waves of energy ...