What If on MSN10h
What If a Gamma-Ray Burst Hit a Black Hole?
"An epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the ...
Breakthrough in cosmic observation: India’s MACE telescope spots 8-billion-year-old gamma-ray flare
On Republic Day, scientists from Mumbai’s Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) observed the flare using MACE, the world’s highest gamma-ray telescope, located in Ladakh’s Hanle region at 4,300 metres ...
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Detection of a record-breaking neutrino in the depths of the Mediterranean
This discovery, published in Nature in February 2025, marks a major milestone in the study of the most violent cosmic phenomena, such as black holes or gamma-ray bursts. Neutrinos, nearly elusive ...
Did astronomers just witness the formation of a 'strange star?'
There are plenty of types of stars out there, but one stands out for being just a little weirder than the others. You might even say it's strange. According to a paper from researchers at Guangxi ...
Space on MSN6d
Watch The Evolution Of A Jet Formed By A Collapsar
Watch the evolution of a jet formed by a collapsing star ("collapsar") in these simulations courtesy of Ore Gottlieb/Northwestern University. The wobble of the jets may be the source of mysterious ...
Scientific Research Publishing2d
Klebesadel, R.W., Strong, I.B. and Olson, R.A. (1973) Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts of Cosmic Origin. The Astrophysical Journal, 182, L85-L88.
ABSTRACT: Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are violent stellar explosions that are traditionally divided into two groups: short bursts (SGRBs) with an observed duration T90 T90 > 2 s, where T90 refers to the ...
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Petrosian, V. and Dainotti, M.G. (2024) Progenitors of Low-Redshift Gamma-Ray Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 963, L12.
ABSTRACT: Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are violent stellar explosions that are traditionally divided into two groups: short bursts (SGRBs) with an observed duration T90 T90 > 2 s, where T90 refers to the ...
A Detector at the Bottom of the Sea Found an Extraordinary Signal From the Unseen Universe
Neutrinos lie at the frontier of scientific unknowns about the universe. However, there’s a problem—neutrinos also like to ...
A Deep-Sea Telescope Just Detected the Most Energetic Ghost Particle Ever
PeV — has been detected by the underwater KM3NeT telescope, marking a pivotal moment in astrophysics. This tiny but powerful ...
'Remarkable' cosmic explosion discovered in decades-old X-ray data
The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has ...
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Ultra-high-energy neutrino detection opens a new window on the universe
Using an observatory located deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea, an international team has detected an ultra-high-energy ...
'8 billion-light-years-away': India’s MACE Telescope spots ancient cosmic blast older than Earth
India's MACE telescope detects a massive gamma-ray flare from a distant galaxy, unlocking a cosmic secret and offering fresh insight into the early universe, 8 billion light-years away.