In 2022, astronomers discovered the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) of all time. Now, astronomers confirm that a 'normal' supernova, the telltale sign of a stellar collapse, accompanied the GRB.

Back in 2017, they discovered that short gamma-ray bursts—those lasting just a couple of seconds—generated the hot, dense, and neutron-rich conditions necessary to forge heftier members of the ...

Northwestern University scientists said Friday they had confirmed that the cause of the brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed in October 2022 was an exploding star, known as a supernova, 2.4 ...

“In our research group, we’ve been referring to this burst as the ‘BOAT,’ or Brightest Of All Time, because when you look at the thousands of bursts gamma-ray telescopes have been ...

Radiation from the explosion — a gamma-ray burst (GRB) known as GRB 221009A ... earning the nickname the BOAT, short for "brightest of all time." Astronomers continued studying the BOAT ...

though few make it all the way to Earth's surface, as the atmosphere absorbs the vast majority before they can ever make it down to hurt us. However, a sufficiently large gamma-ray burst could ...

Astronomers have determined what caused the brightest cosmic explosion ever recorded. Lasting a matter of minutes, the gamma-ray burst, named GRB 221009A, was observed by astronomers in October ...

Astronomers Stunned by Brightest Gamma Ray Burst Ever Recorded The astounding outburst came from a galaxy 2 billion light-years away. It's the "BOAT"—the brightest of all time.

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded recently lit up a distant galaxy — and astronomers have nicknamed it the BOAT, for Brightest of All Time. “We use the boat emoji a lot when we’re ...

The gamma-ray burst was so powerful that it showed up in the scientific data of spacecraft that aren’t even equipped with gamma-ray detectors, including orbiters at Mars and Voyager 1.

Scientists at Northwestern University said Friday they had confirmed that the cause of the brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed (the circled infrared afterglow and host galaxy pictured 1-2 ...