The highest and brightest solar energy

What is the highest-energy light ever observed from the Sun?

Nisa, who will soon be joining MSU's faculty, is the corresponding author of a new paper in the journal Physical Review Letters that details the discovery of the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun. The international team behind the discovery also found that this type of light, known as gamma rays, is surprisingly bright.

Can a solar physicist find the most energetic light?

The most energetic light ever seen emanating from the Sun has just been detected, creating a new puzzle for solar physicists to solve. A 6-year observing campaign by more than 30 institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia has resulted in the first ever detection of solar gamma radiation in the teraelectronvolt (TeV) range.

Is this the highest energy light ever seen in space?

Their new analysis pipeline determined that this emission was coming from the Sun, with a 6.3 sigma probability. It's not the highest energy light ever seen in space.

Can the Sun be this bright at these energies?

The sun cannot be this bright at these energies.'" Upon deliberation, however, the team realized that such brightness definitely existed — and it was simply due to the sheer amount of gamma rays the sun seemed to be spitting out. "The sun is more surprising than we knew," Nisa said. Before you start worrying, no, these rays can't harm us.