Astronomers are trying to determine what caused a series of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, ...

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Astronomers tracked the strangest gamma-ray burst yet. GRB 250702B is a repeating, day-long flash unlike anything seen before ...

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This gamma-ray burst (GRB), named GRB 250702B, stood out from normal cosmic explosions, as it erupted several times in one ...

Archaeologists uncover 59 sealed mummy coffins at Saqqara, Egypt, many believed to hold the remains of ancient priests. This ...

Dense knots of dust in otherwise normal galaxies dim the light of a dark gamma-ray burst (center). The dust absorbs most or all of a burst’s visible light but not higher-energy X-rays and gamma rays.

bursts in just one second is comparable to the energy production of the Sun during its whole life. The more than 2700 observed bursts are grouped into two distinct classes, one of which are the ...

An astounding gamma-ray burst, dubbed GRB 221009A, continues to amaze even though it has been more than a year since it was detected. Scientists from Italy have recently published a study that shows ...

Scientists have created a perovskite-based gamma-ray detector that surpasses traditional nuclear medicine imaging technology. The device delivers sharper, faster, and safer scans at a fraction of the ...

A new detector aims to reduce costs while improving the quality of nuclear medicine. Physicians use nuclear medicine techniques such as SPECT scans to observe how the heart pumps, follow patterns of ...