Gemini and Blanco telescopes unlock clues to origin of longest gamma-ray burst ever observed

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of ...
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Astronomers detected what appears to be a triple gamma ray burst for the first time ever, which should not be possible

The post Astronomers Detected What Appears To Be A Triple Gamma Ray Burst For The First Time Ever, Which Should Not Be ...
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A gamma-ray blast just broke every expectation scientists had

A single gamma-ray burst has forced astronomers to redraw their mental map of how the most violent explosions in the universe ...

Precessing magnetic jet engine model reveals power source of rare 'heartbeat' gamma-ray burst

Prof. An Tao from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a novel ...
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Mysterious glow in Milky Way could be evidence of dark matter

Researchers may have identified what could be a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A mysterious diffuse glow of gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way has ...
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Scientists May Have Just Spotted the First Direct Evidence of Dark Matter

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For nearly a century, scientists have been searching for direct evidence of dark matter—one of the key missing pieces of our theoretical ...
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'We were amazed': Scientists using James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest supernova in the known universe

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been produced by the explosion of a massive star just 730 million years after the Big ...