Highly energetic explosions in the sky are commonly attributed to gamma-ray bursts. We now understand that these bursts originate from either the merger of two neutron stars or the collapse of a ...
On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, ...
The recent detection of a cosmic explosion by the Einstein Probe is stirring excitement among space watchers everywhere.
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A massive burst of gamma rays produced by the explosion of a star almost two billion light-years away was so powerful that it ...
Where are the particles responsible for the emission of gamma rays accelerated ... same black hole erupt with a powerful and unexpected explosion. Scientists hope that by studying this emission ...
The Einstein Probe is revolutionizing our view of the distant X-ray universe, offering an unprecedented look at some of the ...
Gamma-ray bursts typically emit as much energy in a few seconds as an entire galaxy of stars will emit in years. Think about this: a single sudden explosion, which becomes as bright as the ...
Edward Norton's Hulk wouldn't have survived his gamma explosion if it wasn't for Betty Ross, played by Liv Tyler in the MCU, ...
Einstein Probe's Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) detected a burst of low-energy X-rays. Astronomers call such X-rays "soft," ...
The Einstein Probe detected a 17-minute soft X-ray burst from 12.5 billion light-years away, challenging gamma-ray burst ...