First detected in 1967, these blinding light explosions are generated when massive stars collapse into black holes, launching jets of material that squirt into space at nearly the speed of light.

Complete stellar collapse: Unusual star system proves that stars can die quietly Date: May 21, 2024 Source: University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science Summary: University of Copenhagen ...

An intense blast of energy that was detected on Earth appears to have come from two colliding and collapsing stars, according to scientists. Researchers looking through archival observations of ...

Garlick/M. Zamani) The brightest outpourings of energy in the universe are gamma ray bursts. They are typically born as stars or other objects collapse into black holes and send out blasts of ...

Every few seconds, somewhere in the observable Universe, a massive star collapses and unleashes a supernova explosion. Japan’s Super-Kamiokande observatory might now be collecting a steady ...