Astronomers are trying to determine what caused a series of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, ...
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the brightest explosions in the universe. In just a few seconds, they can outshine all the stars ...
Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...
Astronomy has a way of surprising you. When you believe the universe has yielded its biggest secrets, distant giants and ...
Astronomers tracked the strangest gamma-ray burst yet. GRB 250702B is a repeating, day-long flash unlike anything seen before ...
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Astronomers Discover Unusual, Long-Lasting Gamma-Ray Explosion Outside Our Galaxy That Appeared Several Times Throughout a Day
The burst seems to have been caused by a highly extraordinary event, but scientists don’t yet know exactly what that could be ...
Scientists have created a perovskite-based gamma-ray detector that surpasses traditional nuclear medicine imaging technology.
Two Thai astronomers have helped discover a new black widow pulsar designated PSR J1544–2555, contributing to international ...
This gamma-ray burst (GRB), named GRB 250702B, stood out from normal cosmic explosions, as it erupted several times in one ...
The orange dot at the centre is the powerful explosion that repeated several times over the course of a day. Credit: ESO/A.
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Australia’s first nanosatellite begins observing the universe’s most extreme events
When the SpIRIT CubeSat rode into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in December 2023, it carried a very massive passenger along.
Astronomers have detected a repeating gamma ray burst from beyond our galaxy, an event that defies current scientific understanding of stellar explosions.
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