Rice University: Fermi Space Telescope Offers 'Best Look Ever' at Giant Flare
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Jan. 13:
An intense flash of light from an erupting neutron star in a nearby galaxy in April 2020 has given astronomers their first clear look at a type of gamma-ray burst known as a magnetar giant flare and could set the stage for astronomers to observe gravitational waves from future giant flares in our galaxy.
Numerous space-based instruments, including NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Spa . . .
An intense flash of light from an erupting neutron star in a nearby galaxy in April 2020 has given astronomers their first clear look at a type of gamma-ray burst known as a magnetar giant flare and could set the stage for astronomers to observe gravitational waves from future giant flares in our galaxy.
Numerous space-based instruments, including NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Spa . . .