Was a powerful cosmic explosion seen by the Einstein Probe launched by a supermassive black hole snacking on a star, by a ...

Gamma ray bursts are the most energetic events in the universe. What if one hit Earth?

First detected in 1967, gamma-ray bursts may be much more familiar to astronomers than jetted TDEs, but that doesn't make them any less fascinating. Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic ...

On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, ...

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The recent detection of a cosmic explosion by the Einstein Probe is stirring excitement among space watchers everywhere.

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

The Einstein Probe detected a 17-minute soft X-ray burst from 12.5 billion light-years away, challenging gamma-ray burst ...

In this article, we review recent observational and theoretical studies treating cosmic-ray escape and propagation in the vicinity of their source. We will consider three main astrophysical contexts: ...

With its telescope arrays deployed across both hemispheres, in Spain and Chile, the CTAO will be the largest and most powerful gamma-ray astronomy observatory in the world, and the only one to cover ...