Gamma ray bursts

Gamma ray bursts

Artist's impression of a gamma ray burst near a galaxy's central supermassive black hole. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/M. Zamani

Scientists discover a new way to destroy a star, unlike anything they’ve seen before

Artist's impression of a gamma-ray burst. Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/istock/getty images

What is a gamma ray burst?

How do gamma-ray bursts occur in massive stars when they die?
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Super-bright outburst GRB 230307A seems to be a rare clash of two neutron stars, each cast out of their home galaxy. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI Andrew Levan (IMAPP/Warw)

Colliding dead stars create one of the biggest explosions ever seen

Huge stellar explosion forged some of the rarest elements in the Universe
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A blazar fires neutrinos and gamma rays billions of lightyears across the Universe until they hit Earth Credit: IceCube/NASA

Rare neutrinos seen coming from a black hole

A burst of cosmic neutrinos originated in a flaring blazar. The discovery could help solve the century old question of where cosmic rays come from.
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Powerful gamma rays seen in distant galaxy

The light from a blazar could help find the density of the Universe’s photon fog
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