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Tracing the universe back to its hottest, brightest moments. The light we see today began ...
The engine room of a star. By crushing atoms together to form new elements, stars create t...
The most powerful explosions since the Big Bang. These flashes of energy last only seconds...
You can't reflect an X-ray with a normal mirror. Because these high-energy waves would...
We are literally made of star-stuff. The gold, silver, and iron in our world were forged i...
Black holes are invisible, but the gas spiraling into them is not. As matter is crushed an...
The unique glow of electrons jumping between energy levels. When an atom is excited, it re...
How do we catch the highest energy light in the universe? Instead of bouncing off mirrors,...