One of those detections was EP240408a, an unusual blast that lit up discussions between astronomers. Zhang and his colleagues ...

The event is designated EP240408a, as it was first detected by the Einstein Probe, an X-ray space telescope, on 8 April 2024.

Now, a new study led by Carnegie Mellon University suggests that the powerful burst of high-energy radiation was either a rare jetted tidal disruption event or, perhaps, an entirely new type of ...

Getting a spacecraft to another star is a monumental challenge ... directly on light sails attached to the probe. However, given the current state of optical technology, this beam could only ...

Astronomers are trying to understand a mysterious cosmic explosion that the Einstein Probe spacecraft spotted ... stars or from the death of a massive star. Soon, however, the possibility emerged ...