gamma ray
noun
: a photon emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance
also
: a photon of higher energy than that of an X-ray
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Proving that this is true is difficult because PBH neutrinos would look just like any other neutrinos produced from another source, unless they could be associated with a flash of gamma rays in the sky from an exploding PBH.
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Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Remarkably, when this envelope finally dispersed, the ejection produced its own blast of gamma rays that NASA’s Fermi was able to observe.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
The host star emits mostly gamma rays and high-energy particles, which are invisible to Webb’s infrared instruments.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
At the same time, the Fermi Space Telescope detected gamma rays from shocks as multiple components in the outflows violently collided.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Remarkably, when this envelope finally dispersed, the ejection produced its own blast of gamma rays that NASA’s Fermi was able to observe.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
The host star emits mostly gamma rays and high-energy particles, which are invisible to Webb’s infrared instruments.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
At the same time, the Fermi Space Telescope detected gamma rays from shocks as multiple components in the outflows violently collided.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Gamma ray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamma%20ray. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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