Gamma-ray burst charged Earth’s ionosphere from 2 billion light-years away The brightest supernova ever detected altered the outer layers of Earth's atmosphere.

The gamma-ray burst, affectionately dubbed ‘BOAT’ (Brightest of All Time), has been found to emit gamma-rays with energies reaching up to 13 teraelectronvolts, as revealed by a collaboration ...

The first gamma-ray bursts were discovered by accident in the 1960's, by spy satellites looking for gamma-rays from secret nuclear bomb tests.

Astronomers have determined what caused the brightest cosmic explosion ever recorded. Lasting a matter of minutes, the gamma-ray burst, named GRB 221009A, was observed by astronomers in October ...

Shrouded in mystery for decades, gamma-ray bursts are the brightest explosions since the Big Bang and emerge from only the most violent cosmic events.

An enormous gamma-ray burst from a dying star was the most powerful recorded, scientists have said.

Dozens of telescopes all over the world are pointing at a patch of sky that gave rise to the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever seen, hoping to shed more light on processes that birth black holes.

Brightest-ever gamma-ray burst (the “BOAT”) continues to puzzle astronomers No evidence of associated supernova, and afterglow radio data contradicts current models.

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against scientists' models of cosmic evolution.

The gamma ray burst as seen by the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton observatory. Image: ESA/XMM - Newton/M. Rigoselli (INAF) On October 9, 2022, a gamma ray burst brighter than any before seen ...

Gamma ray bursts have been known to ionize molecules at the bottom of the ionosphere, up to about 215 miles above Earth’s surface.

The source of the radiation, which NASA said "swept through the solar system" on Oct. 9, 2022, was a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion.