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The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has ...

Astronomers are trying to understand a mysterious cosmic explosion that the Einstein Probe spacecraft spotted in April last year.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- An international team of astronomers has observed extremely rapid bursts of high-energy gamma rays from a distant galaxy, an observation that is challenging how astronomers ...

On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, ...

Supernova debris speeds up neutron stars, strengthening magnetic fields. This explains why low-intensity magnetars still ...

Scientists have recorded the biggest gamma ray burst (GRB) to date in the universe. The energy released for greater than what the Sun can generate in its entire 10 billion-year lifespan.

Get up to speed on gamma rays, the radiation responsible for creating the Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World.

An illustration shows a gamma-ray burst erupting from a dying massive star. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created by Canva)) First detected in 1967, gamma-ray bursts may be much more familiar to ...

gamma-ray bursts. Though gamma-ray bursts only last from a few milliseconds to a couple of minutes, they can be hundreds of times brighter than an average supernova. That means a gamma-ray burst ...