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Astronomers Spot The Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Seen But Can't Explain It
"The really cool thing about this GRB is that because the exploding matter was traveling at [nearly…
Denise Chow
Scientists detected the brightest light in the universe for the first time, following a mysterious explosion in space
"It turns out we were missing approximately half of their energy budget until now," Konstancja Sata…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA Just Spotted A Super-Bright Explosion In The Galaxy Next Door
Until they fully analyze the data, we can't know for sure that this is a gamma ray burst. Some have…
Andy Kiersz
NASA telescope images reveal brightest explosion ever recorded, as a star collapses into a black hole
Astronomers think the powerful gamma-ray burst comes from a supernova: the collapse of a dying star…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
A gamma-ray explosion that was so bright it blinded scientists' equipment is even weirder than first thought
The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen may have been powered by a unique jet structure, scientists…
Marianne Guenot
Fast radio bursts were once thought to be alien broadcasts. New research suggests the mysterious signals come from dead stars.
Magnetars are the super dense remains of dead stars. Their explosions of X-rays and gamma rays some…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
The solar system was hit with a gamma-ray burst so bright, it blinded scientists' equipment in space
One astronomer dubbed the high-intensity beam of radiation the BOAT: the Brightest of All Time.
Chris Panella,Jessica Orwig
An explosion 4 billion light years from Earth released more energy than the Sun can generate in its entire lifespan
Four billion light years away from Earth, there was an explosion so big that it generated more en…
'Dark Lightning' Is The Invisible Twin Of The Lightning We Know
Dark lightning, on the other hand, uses higher energy charged particles. When those electrically ch…
Jennifer Welsh
NASA has detected a burst of light that might be linked to one of the most monumental space discoveries ever made
LIGO is just one key way scientists hope to hunt for gravitational waves. It currently consists of …
Ali Sundermier
What Is The Most Powerful Thing In The Universe?
If you're home planet is in the way, say hello to a mass, if not complete, extinction. It's events …
Jessica Orwig
NASA's James Webb telescope spotted two stars crashing into each other so violently it could have created gold in space
The James Webb Space Telescope detected a cosmic phenomenon known as a kilonova, which can create g…
Marianne Guenot
Gamma-Ray Burst May Have Blasted Earth In The 8th Century
"But even thousands of light years away, a similar event today could cause havoc with the sensitive…
Agence France Presse
Nasa astronomers says signal coming from outside our galaxy is 'unexpected and as yet unexplained'
Astronomers who were looking into the creation of the universe detected an alternative signal using…
Polly Thompson
A new simulation reveals what dark matter might look like if we could see it: massive halos surrounding every galaxy in the universe
A new simulation shows that dark matter haloes look the same, whether Earth-sized or many billions …
Susie Neilson
Astronauts Capture Stunning Photos Of Lightning From Space
Astronaut photograph ISS038-E-16781 was acquired on December 12, 2013, with a Nikon D3S digital cam…
NASA Earth Observatory
How scientists use a giant telescope in Antarctica to study the strangest particle in the universe
Their discovery was a testament to extreme science. Not only did the researchers make a remarkable …
Jessica Orwig
Nuclear bombs trigger a strange 'EMP' effect that could destroy your electronics - here's how it works
EMPs are rapid, invisible bursts of electromagnetic energy. They occur in nature, most frequently d…
Dave Mosher
A nearby black hole just erupted for the first time in 26 years and scientists are ecstatic
As the gas gets pulled in, it orbits around the black hole, forming a disc. The closer the gas gets…