Scientists may be a step closer to discovering how gamma-ray bursts come to be some of the most powerful explosions in the ...
Swift is a multiwavelength space telescope that scientists are using to find out more about these mysterious gamma-ray ...
The gamma-ray burst blinded gamma-ray telescopes on Earth and shook the upper parts of our planet's atmosphere.
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 ...
Detected in galaxy M82—better known as the Cigar Galaxy and one of the easiest to see with a backyard telescope at this time ...
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Approximately a year and a half ago, a massive star collapsed and exploded 2 billion light-years away from Earth creating the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amy Lien, University of Tampa (THE CONVERSATION) When faraway stars explode, they ...