Was a powerful cosmic explosion seen by the Einstein Probe launched by a supermassive black hole snacking on a star, by a ...

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 ...

The recent detection of a cosmic explosion by the Einstein Probe is stirring excitement among space watchers everywhere.

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 ...

On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, ...

In October 2022, scientists detected the explosive death of a star 2.4 billion light-years away that was brighter than any ever recorded. As the star's core collapsed down into a black hole, the gamma ...

The Einstein Probe detected a 17-minute soft X-ray burst from 12.5 billion light-years away, challenging gamma-ray burst ...

Follow-up observations from the Gemini-North telescope on Hawaii Island and the Very Large Telescope in Chile returned ...

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 ...