Scientists believe that the extreme luminosity of the supernova stems from a magnetar at its center.

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has provided what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous ...

LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous supernova, using data ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) rank among the most powerful explosions in the universe, releasing immense energy in intense flashes of gamma rays. The most distant GRBs originate from the era when the first ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that’s not only exceptionally powerful, but also long-lasting. A de-extinction company has hatched live ...

For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a mystery: Where do high-energy cosmic rays come from? These charged particles travel from outer space to Earth, but their origins remain unknown. Now ...

At the center of our galaxy, there’s a mysterious, diffuse glow given off by gamma rays — powerful radiation usually emitted by high-energy objects such as rapidly rotating or exploding stars. NASA’s ...

GRB 250702B was spotted in July. ESO / A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al. Astronomers have spotted a gamma-ray explosion unlike any they’ve seen before, with the help of multiple telescopes, ...