All eyes are on the source of the record-breaking gamma-ray burst that lit up the sky last week. On Oct. 9, a beam of light more energetic than astronomers had ever seen zipped past our planet, ...

Gamma. Unless you're talking about Bruce Banner, it's probably not high on the list of interesting things. In fact, in this context, we're not even talking about the highest-energy form of light.

Options dealers know only too well the dangers of short gamma positioning, which causes hedgers to sell into falling markets, triggering further price falls and more selling by hedgers – a feedback ...

"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film version of ...

For countless years, humans have gazed up at the sky and made sense of the stars by finding shapes in them — constellations of heroes, animals, and well-worn tales. Now, to celebrate the 10th mission ...

With a bit of luck and patience, streaks and fireballs from the weak annual meteor shower will be visible whenever its radiant in the constellation Norma is above the horizon. When you purchase ...

These cosmic explosions are so powerful that they could sterilize all life on Earth — or even vaporize the planet. Luckily, the chances of one happening in our solar system are slim. Gamma rays are ...