A groundbreaking study uncovered new gamma-ray lines in the universe's brightest gamma-ray burst, GRB 221009A, revealing ...

Astronomers around the globe were stunned by an event named the BOAT, short for the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst ...

Rings of dust that evidence the BOAT, as seen by the XMM-Newton Observatory. The gamma-ray burst, affectionately dubbed ‘BOAT’ (Brightest of All Time), has been found to emit gamma-rays with ...

“It was probably the brightest gamma-ray burst we have ever detected,” said Mirko Piersanti, University of L’Aquila, Italy, and lead author of the paper, in a press release. The burst of ...

The gamma-ray burst (GRB) known as the Brightest Of All Time (BOAT) had an emission line in its afterglow, the first time one has been detected with confidence in any GRB. The astronomers who ...

Einstein's theory of relativity is based on two assumptions, or postulates. The first is that the laws of physics look the ...

Satellites captured images of how the gamma blast lit up dust rings in space Scientists have revealed how Nasa satellites detected the brightest gamma ray explosion in space. The gamma-ray burst ...

The explosion earned the nickname BOAT for "Brightest of All Time." Astronomers have since been trying to work out what could have made the gamma-ray burst so bright, and may finally have an answer.

July 25, 2024 — In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT -- the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now an international science team reports that ...

"In fact, this was one of the narrowest jets seen for a gamma ray burst so far, which gives us a hint as to why the afterglow appeared as bright as it did". One theory is that one of the ways ...

NASA’s BurstCube satellite has successfully detected a gamma-ray burst in outer space, achieving a major milestone in its ...