Gamma Ray Bursts
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…
A new Hubble Image Reveals a Shredded Star in a Nearby Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope, to which we owe our current estimates for the age of the universe and the first…
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…
A Black Hole can Tear a Neutron Star Apart in Less Than 2 Seconds
An international team has simulated what happens when a black hole and neutron star merge, and the results were pretty
Gamma-ray Bursts can Help Astronomers Measure Vast Distances Across the Universe
Some gamma ray bursts could be used as standard candles and allow astronomers to measure Hubble's constant at greater distances…
New Radio Images of Bizarre “Odd Radio Circles” Which are Vastly Bigger Than the Milky Way
Strange galaxy-sized circles are emitting radio light, and we don't know why.
Exploding Material From a Gamma-ray Burst Scrambled Nearby Magnetic Fields
A team of astronomers has found that giant, organized magnetic fields can help drive some of the most powerful explosions…
An Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Discovered Through the Gravitational Lensing of a Gamma-ray Burst
An intermediate mass black hole was discovered by its chance alignment with a gamma ray burst.
Astronomers think they’ve seen a magnetar form for the first time; the collision of two neutron stars
Astronomers have seen how two neutron stars created the brightest kilonova ever observed.