gamma rays
Britishplural noun
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That distance was too great for the instrument to detect gamma rays coming from the planet, but scientists believed it might still register neutrons escaping from the Martian surface and atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Observing gamma rays from supernovae will give us a new way to explore their inner workings."
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
The team also tested whether the proposed blazar population would produce too many gamma rays compared with the known extragalactic gamma ray background measured by Fermi.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Scientists combined data from space-based and ground-based observatories, collecting gamma rays, X-rays, infrared light, and radio signals.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
So we warned every robot in advance that gamma rays would kill them, which it would, and we further warned them all that gamma rays would be between them and myself.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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