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 ...
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 ...
(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 ...