The gamma-ray burst blinded gamma-ray telescopes on Earth and shook the upper parts of our planet's atmosphere.
In October 2022, an international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, observed the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded, GRB 221009A. Now, a ...
Swift is a multiwavelength space telescope that scientists are using to find out more about these mysterious gamma-ray ...
Scientists may be a step closer to discovering how gamma-ray bursts come to be some of the most powerful explosions in the ...
James Webb Space Telescope observations show no sign of heavy elements. In October 2022, an international team of researchers ...
Astronomers just caught a dead star in a distant galaxy throwing a massive temper tantrum.
In a unique cosmic event, scientists have detected a burst of gamma rays originating from a rare magnetar in the nearby ...
While ESA's satellite INTEGRAL was observing the sky, it spotted a burst of gamma-rays -- high-energy photons -- coming from the nearby galaxy M82. Only a few hours later, ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray space ...
Astronomer Frederick Walter suggests gamma-ray bursts could have exterminated extraterrestrial civilizations, potentially ...
In 2022, astronomers discovered the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) of all time. Now, astronomers confirm that a 'normal' supernova, the telltale sign of a stellar collapse, accompanied the GRB.
Amy Lien, University of Tampa (THE CONVERSATION) When faraway stars explode, they send out flashes of energy called gamma-ray bursts that are bright enough that telescopes back on Earth can detect ...