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Incredible hulking facts about gamma rays

From lightning to the death of electrons, the highest-energy form of light is everywhere

For Symmetry Magazine:

Gamma rays are the most energetic type of light, packing a punch strong enough to pierce through metal or concrete barriers. More energetic than X-rays, they are born in the chaos of exploding stars, the annihilation of electrons and the decay of radioactive atoms. And today, medical scientists have a fine enough control of them to use them for surgery. Here are seven amazing facts about these powerful photons. [Read the rest at Symmetry Magazine…]