"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film version of ...

More information about a mysterious, energetic burst, formally known as a gamma-ray burst (GRB), spotted in space 13 billion ...

The brilliant afterglow of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) has enabled astronomers to probe the star-forming environment of a distant galaxy, resulting in the first detection of molecular gas in a ...

You might think astronomers have seen it all, but the universe still throws us occasional new mysteries to keep us on our toes. They aren’t that unusual to spot—the universe is so big and GRBs are so ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab In 2022, scientists spotted a ...

Down here at the bottom of our ocean of air, it’s easy to get complacent about the hazards our universe presents. We feel safe from the dangers of the vacuum of space, where radiation sizzles and ...

Astronomers have detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB) like none other. GRB 250702B was longer than any ever observed and repeated. The GRB was "unlike anything ever witnessed before," according to the ...

When gamma-ray bursts were first discovered by the military, their declassified origin left astrophysicists puzzled. They couldn’t explain how such luminosity could exist. A newly detected burst now ...

Hundreds of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been recorded as part of an enormous global effort so extensive it 'rivals the catalog of deep-sky objects created by Messier 250 years ago', astronomers say.

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 ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of these bursts are observed to flash and fade within a few seconds to minutes ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Gamma-ray bursts are a relatively new discovery in space science. The first burst was discovered in the late 1960s. You might be wondering ...