Explosions pouring out as much energy in seconds as the sun
does in its entire lifetime. Invisible beams of radiation sweeping across the
sky like giant searchlights. Supermassive black holes emitting powerful and
highly variable jets of radiation.
GAMMA GLOW Simulation of the high-energy sky that will be seen by GLAST. Sonoma State, NASA
The universe truly looks different when viewed in gamma rays,
the highest energies of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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