NASA's Fermi Telescope Detects Gamma Rays From 'Star Factories' ...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 11/02/2009 - 19:00

Nearby galaxies undergoing a furious pace of star formation also emit lots of gamma rays, say astronomers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

Two so-called "starburst" galaxies, plus a satellite of our own Milky Way galaxy, represent a new category of gamma-ray-emitting objects detected both by Fermi and ground-based observatories.


 

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