Considering the immense size of the universe, it's no surprise that space still holds plenty of secrets for us. Recently, ...

Astronomers recorded the longest gamma-ray burst in history, GRB 250702B, that may be a cosmic event completely new to ...

One major — and false — objection sometimes cited against nuclear power is that “there is no solution to the nuclear waste problem”. Spent nuclear fuel that has not been reprocessed remains radiotoxic ...

Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra long-lasting explosion as ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A bold vision to solve one of humanity's most pressing challenges—the need for clean, sustainable energy—takes center stage in the new documentary ...

Astronomers may have recorded the violent birth of one of the weirdest objects our Universe is capable of producing. In a bizarre gamma-ray space explosion whose light reached Earth in 2023, a team ...

Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked ...

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

(CNN) — Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful explosions in the universe. These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the ...