Astronomers have spotted a bizarre cosmic explosion that refuses to play by the rules—and it’s leaving scientists scrambling for answers. GRB 250702B, detected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and ...

Scientists have developed a flexible shield that blocks up to 175% more gamma radiation, offering lightweight, advanced protection ...

In November 2024, gravitational-wave detectors recorded the violent merger of two black holes billions ...

A cosmic explosion with an energy equivalent to the output of a billion suns went unnoticed by astronomers until they caught ...

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is in a race against time. For more than 21 years the Earth-orbiting telescope has ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that’s not only exceptionally powerful, but also long-lasting. Florida’s slice of NASA’s Artemis pie ...

Gamma-ray bursts are the most violent explosions in the universe. In a fraction of a second, they can release more energy ...

Gamma-ray bursts are a relatively new field in space science. The first was discovered in the late 1960s, and in the nearly six decades since, there’s never been a discovery quite like this. It may ...

An international team of astrophysicists from China and Italy has discovered a potential link between gravitational waves and ...

Pulsars are ultra-dense, rapidly spinning, and highly magnetized remnants of dead stars. They act like cosmic lighthouses, ...

For decades, astronomers have been vying to identify a source for a mysterious gamma-ray excess at the center of the Milky Way. Could dark matter be the answer? Reading time 2 minutes For all the ...

Visible to the naked eye in the constellation Cassiopeia, the star γ Cas has puzzled astrophysicists for half a century. It ...