After a journey lasting about two billion years, photons from an extremely energetic gamma-ray burst (GRB) struck the sensors ...
The gamma-ray burst blinded gamma-ray telescopes on Earth and shook the upper parts of our planet's atmosphere.
The brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded was caused by the collapse and explosion of a massive star, astronomers have ...
James Webb Space Telescope observations show no sign of heavy elements. In October 2022, an international team of researchers ...
Swift is a multiwavelength space telescope that scientists are using to find out more about these mysterious gamma-ray ...
An enormous burst of gamma rays from 2.4 billion light-years away that struck Earth last year has been revealed to be caused ...
The collapse of a massive star may have caused the brightest cosmic explosion of all time, astronomers have said.
As the semester begins to slow down, scientific discovery has not. This week’s science news in review explores new findings ...
The 20,000-light-year-long fountain of gas is moving at 450 times the top speed of a jet fighter.
Einstein Probe, which launched on Jan. 9 aboard a Chinese Long March rocket, is currently undergoing testing and calibration ...
Astronomers have confirmed the origins of the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded in the universe. In October 2022, an ...
A flurry of shooting stars will flicker in the night sky as the weekend comes to a close and Earth Day kicks off, presenting ...