GRBs
New Study Suggests Black Holes Get their “Hair” from their Mothers
Despite decades of study, black holes are still one of the most puzzling objects in the Universe. As we know…
A Giant Gamma-Ray Bubble is a Source of Extreme Cosmic Rays
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the most powerful phenomena in the Universe and something that astronomers have been studying…
ESA Has a Difficult Choice: Study Mars, Earth's Magnetosphere, or Gamma-Ray Bursts
The ESA Science Programme has narrowed down the possibilities for its next M-class mission to three concepts.
What’s the Link Between Gamma Ray Bursts and Supernovae? It Might Be Binary Stars
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the most violent events in the universe. Some have a power output equivalent to…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” X: What is the Firstborn Hypothesis?
In this latest instalment, we explore the possibility that humanity is an early arrival to the Universe, and that intelligent…
It Takes Two Stars to Make a Gamma Ray Burst
A new study by researchers from the University of Warwick shows how Gamma Ray Bursts can only occur with binary…
Massive Triple Star System Creates this Bizarre Swirling Pinwheel of Dust. And it Could be the Site of a Gamma Ray Burst
An international team of astronomers recently located a triple star system in our galaxy that will someday unleash a massive…
A Gamma-Ray Burst as Music
This is awesome. What would a gamma-ray burst sound like? No one really knows, but members of the team that…