Watch an animation of a black hole shooting jets of particles through a "collapsing star at nearly the speed of light" and ...

Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful explosions in the universe. These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the incendiary ...

"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film version of ...

Astronomers have determined what caused the brightest cosmic explosion ever recorded. Lasting a matter of minutes, the gamma-ray burst, named GRB 221009A, was observed by astronomers in October 2022.

On Oct. 9, 2022, the sky was illuminated with a spectacular display of light when the brightest gamma-ray burst ever witnessed in history, GRB 221009A, occurred. The event was visible to the naked eye ...

An explosion — about 100 times brighter than previously recorded — blinded scientists' instruments. Scientists marveled at the power of the gamma-ray jet, which likely marked the birth of a black hole ...

Amy Lien receives funding from the NASA Citizen Science Seed Funding Program. When faraway stars explode, they send out flashes of energy called gamma-ray bursts that are bright enough that telescopes ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Gamma-ray bursts are a relatively new discovery in space science. The first burst was discovered in the late 1960s. You might be wondering ...

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