Zhang Bing – considered a leading expert on the mechanisms behind gamma-ray bursts – has relocated after nearly three decades ...

Space exploration has changed how we look at the universe, but it's costly, and some of the most iconic NASA missions are ...

Watch an animation of a black hole shooting jets of particles through a "collapsing star at nearly the speed of light" and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Gamma-ray bursts are a relatively new discovery in space science. The first burst was discovered in ...

Astronomers have conducted multiwavelength observations of a recently detected fast X-ray transient designated EP241107a.

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 all ...

A mysterious, high-energy glow from gamma-rays in the Milky Way's center is reigniting the debate: dark matter or a hidden ...

Northrop’s Pegasus rocket wins a rare contract. A startup named Katalyst Space Technologies won a $30 million contract from ...

In a remarkable cosmic event, astronomers have detected a black hole-star merger that has resulted in the longest gamma-ray burst ever recorded. This event not only shatters previous records in ...

A nested series of dusty spirals is captured swirling around a mighty triple star system containing two of the rarest stars ...