Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic explosions in the Universe, marking the end of a star's life. A particularly bright ...
Astronomers noticed the event, AT2021lwx, in June 2020. Though its brightness has peaked, the explosion is still happening.
A team of astronomers recently uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Dubbed AT2021lwx, the blast is measured ...
Astronomers have witnessed the largest explosion in space. The explosive event labeled AT2021lwx was observed to be ten times ...
The gamma-ray burst (gamma ray flash) captured on October 9, 2022, was the brightest ever seen, according to observations presented at the American Astronomical Society's Division of High Energy ...
This event, called GRB221009A, was a gamma ray burst (GRB) and has been dubbed “the BOAT” – the brightest of all time(8 April, p 19). Eric Burns at Louisiana State University and his ...
The brightness of the explosion, called AT2021lwx, has lasted for three years, while most supernovas are only bright for a ...
Cosmic gamma ray bursts (GRBs) have fascinated scientists and the public alike since their discovery in the late 1960s. Their story is told here by some of the scientists who participated in their ...
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The AT2021lwx event dethrones gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A as the brightest recorded cosmic explosion, which was reported in 2022. The gamma-ray burst was actually brighter, but it only lasted for ...
