A sudden, record-breaking gamma-ray burst lit up the cosmos—leaving scientists stunned and searching for answers. the ...

The Milky Way, our home galaxy, is part of a different supercluster called Laniakea, which, at 500 million light-years wide, ...

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Where are the particles responsible for the emission of gamma rays accelerated ... same black hole erupt with a powerful and unexpected explosion. Scientists hope that by studying this emission ...

Gamma-ray bursts typically emit as much energy in a few seconds as an entire galaxy of stars will emit in years. Think about this: a single sudden explosion, which becomes as bright as the ...

"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic events ever observed in the universe. These powerful outbursts can shine a ...

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For over a decade, a star system on the verge of unleashing a deadly gamma ray burst appeared to have its guns trained on Earth. The so-called "Death Star," which is also famed for looking like a ...

Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy ...

The nova explosion hit in August of 2021. When it erupted, scientists watched the subsequent shock wave using a gamma-ray observatory called the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS). The ...

Before this research, scientists didn't recognize that some nearby gamma-ray bursts are also part of this massive structure. The finding is extraordinary because the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great ...