Laboratory-Generated Plasma Fireballs Could Help Probe Microphysics of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Medicine & Technology Jun 16, 2024

Researchers from the University of Oxford created plasma fireballs using the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) accelerator at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Continue reading to know the full story.

Scariest Space Facts: On Asteroid Collisions, Coronal Mass Ejections, and More

Dec 25, 2023

Outer space is full of frightening mysteries and realities. Read to find out some of them.

Neutron Star Caught Smashing Into Its Neighboring Stellar; Here’s What Astronomers Reveal

Aug 04, 2022

Using ALMA, astronomers captured a neutron star’s tail-end that smashed into its stellar neighbor. Read and discover more about this occurrence

Short Gamma-Ray Bursts Originate From a Dying Star; Super Short GRB Recorded From Andromeda

Aug 03, 2021

A recent gamma-ray burst recorded has dropped a hint on where short GRBs originates.

First-Ever View of Gamma Ray Burst From a Colossal Star Explosion Captured by Astronomers

Jun 07, 2021

A recent blast from dying star billions of light years away was captured by astronomers. The blast was a result of a gamma-ray burst, the biggest recorded explosion in the universe.

Two Stars Create Immense Bursts of Gamma Rays, Says Scientists

Jan 15, 2020

Immense bursts of gamma rays are created by the orbit of binary stars. These GRBs are so powerful that it can be detected light-years away. It seems GRBs can only be created in perfect conditions that enable it to happen.