Unless you're a physicist, you probably don't pay too much mind to the function of light in your daily life. Light is light, right? When there is light, we see, and when there isn't, we don't. But ...

Did you know that the world around us is filled with different types of light waves ? From the warm glow of the sun to audible radio waves and invisible gamma rays, electromagnetic waves (action ...

Astronomers observed the fading light of supernova SN 2025kg, which followed the fast X-ray transient (FXT) named EP 250108a.

X-ray beams aren't used just by doctors to see inside your body and tell whether you have a broken bone. More powerful beams ...

An unusual type of telescope detected gamma rays with energies of over 1 tera electron volt (TeV), at least five times more energetic than previously known. The Sun emits light spanning a wide range ...

Ultraviolet (UV) light has the ability to improve immune responses and promote health, but don’t rush out to sunbathe or purchase UV lamps, warns UB light therapy expert Praveen Arany. A powerful form ...

NASA has unveiled a breathtaking new image showing what appears to be a massive “cosmic hand” stretching across 150 light-years of space, created by one of the galaxy’s most powerful electromagnetic ...

Blue light is a specific kind of light with a short wavelength. This type of light is emitted from your computer screen, your mobile device, your flat-screen television, and many other devices that ...