A supernova caused the BOAT gamma ray burst, JWST data confirms But astronomers are puzzled by the lack of signatures of expected heavy elements. Jennifer Ouellette – Apr 12, 2024 5:00 am ...

Some scientists think they’ve found the signature of a supernova buried in the afterglow of the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever observed. Others aren’t so sure.

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 ...

A huge surge of gamma-ray energy from space caused electric currents to flow through the surface of the Earth on October 9, scientists have said.. This gamma-ray burst, named GRB221009A, is the ...

To study the effects of last year’s gamma ray burst on Earth, Dr. Ubertini and his colleagues looked for signals at the top of the ionosphere using data from the China Seismo-Electromagnetic ...

Long gamma-ray burst stems from neutron star merger, not usual supernova explosion. Jennifer Ouellette – Dec 7, 2022 6:44 pm | 54 Artist’s impression of GRB 211211A.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

While the relative proximity of a burst as powerful as GRB221009A is a boon to science, astronomers are not keen to see a gamma-ray burst much closer to Earth. Especially not in our galaxy.

Gamma rays are the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation. In just a few seconds, a gamma-ray burst blasts out the same amount of energy that the Sun will radiate throughout its entire life.

But in this case, it’s unclear if this super bright gamma-ray burst ever experienced a supernova after it was observed, which has only left scientists even more confused.