Scientists at top-tier research institutions have made a significant breakthrough by recreating miniature versions of cosmic “fireballs” in laboratory conditions. These intense bursts of plasma, ...

Using CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron, researchers generated plasma fireballs to simulate blazar jets. The beams stayed ...

Astronomers observed GRB 221009A—a gamma-ray burst 2.4 billion light-years away—which nonetheless disturbed Earth’s upper ...

A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at ...

Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

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For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by a mysterious glow of gamma rays emanating from near the center of the Milky Way. Two theories have emerged: either the light was the result of dark matter ...

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Considering the immense size of the universe, it's no surprise that space still holds plenty of secrets for us. Recently, astronomers believe they stumbled upon a kind of cosmic blast never seen ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter - the invisible stuff thought to make up more than a quarter of the cosmos - as they study a ...

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America. A train of solar storms is barreling toward Earth, ...

On July 2, 2025, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM) captured around three hours' worth of signals that appeared to come from the same source. When scientists compiled this data with ...