Gamma Ray Bursts
A Gamma-ray Burst Disturbed the Earth’s Ionosphere
You'd think that something happening billions of light-years away wouldn't affect Earth, right? Well, in 2002, a burst of gamma…
JWST Confirms the Formation of Heavy Elements in a Kilonova
A recent study published in Nature investigates recent observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and ground-based telescopes of…
What’s the Link Between Gamma Ray Bursts and Supernovae? It Might Be Binary Stars
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the most violent events in the universe. Some have a power output equivalent to…
A 2022 Gamma Ray Burst Was So Powerful, it was Detected by Spacecraft Across the Solar System
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions ever detected, emitting more radiation than the rest of their host…
A Gamma Ray Burst Lasted So Long it Triggered a Satellite Twice
amma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the Universe, briefly outshining all the stars in their galaxy combined. They…
Supervillains Take Note. Here’s a New Way to Destroy a Star
If you're an evil genius supervillain looking to freak out your enemy with a big messy space kablooie, here's a…
Colliding Neutron Stars can Generate Long Gamma-ray Bursts
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic recurring events in the Universe. Only the Big Bang was more energetic, and…
How Artificial Intelligence Can Find the Source of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Gamma-ray bursts come in two main flavors, short and long. While astronomers believe that they understand what causes these two…
Gamma-ray Bursts Don’t Always Signal the Birth of a Black Hole, Sometimes It’s Just a New Neutron Star
Way out in the universe, a long time ago, a proto-magnetar was born. The birth was heralded by a gamma-ray…
Astronomers Just saw the Most Powerful Gamma-ray Burst Ever Recorded
In a series of studies, two teams of astronomers shared their data on the closest and most powerful gamma ray…