Last October, astronomers witnessed a fleeting, extraordinarily bright gamma ray burst in the distant universe. Since dubbed ...

Radiation from the brightest cosmic explosion ever seen may have been mixing with gas and dust around its dying star – making ...

Few cosmic explosions have attracted as much attention from space scientists as the one recorded on October 22 last year and ...

When scientists detected the gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A on October 9, 2022, they dubbed it the BOAT, or the ...

Mystery behind brightest explosion ever seen is finally solved - Blast was pointed right at Earth, researchers believe ...

A record-breaking space explosion that lit up the sky with the most power we've ever seen was caused by a structured jet ...

Scientists believe they may have finally solved the mystery behind the brightest explosion ever seen. Last October, Earth was ...

In October, scientists were stunned by the detection of the brightest gamma ray burst, intense explosions observed in distant galaxies, known to man. Dazzled by its striking flash, scientists ...

Fifty years ago, on June 1, 1973, astronomers around the world were introduced to a powerful and perplexing new phenomenon ...

Scientists have discovered the brightest energy burst ever detected in space — and Astronomy Twitter is abuzz over the electrifying finding. As Vice reports, this uber-bright gamma ray burst ...

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