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Astronomers missed a space explosion as powerful as a billion suns — until they spotted its echo
A cosmic explosion with an energy equivalent to the output of a billion suns went unnoticed by astronomers until they caught ...
GRB 230906A, a short gamma-ray burst first detected in 2023, points to a faint galaxy embedded within a long stream of torn ...
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An invisible explosion rivaling a billion suns vanished in space—until its trace reached Earth
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) may be the most powerful explosions in the entire universe, but they can sometimes go completely unnoticed. Despite being able to release as much energy in seconds as the Sun ...
A space explosion detected this summer burned for days on end, making it the longest and most unusual gamma-ray burst ever seen. Gamma-ray bursts are the universe’s most powerful explosions. They ...
Some of the universe's most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our observations can capture the long-lived echo it leaves behind as the shock front ...
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