It's a celestial event that has astronomers both excited and puzzled. Dan Smith has the story of how a gamma-ray burst across ...

A kilonova formed by colliding neutron stars releases gamma ray bursts powerful enough to vaporize atmospheres within a ...

Scientists have confirmed it — space holds disasters powerful enough to wipe out civilization. From gamma ray bursts to rogue asteroids, this is the briefing on how the universe could end our world.

Ray, whose real name was Raymond Harper, died from natural causes, his family shared with The Washington Post. A spokesperson ...