Horror space events that could kill us all from gamma-ray burst that ‘sterilises’ Earth to ‘unseen’ doomsday asteroid
SPACE is a deadly place – and we’re all living at its mercy on a little blue rock. Thankfully we know that asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
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Astronomers unsure what caused 'weird explosion' seen by Einstein Probe's X-ray eye
The highly energetic explosion was initially attributed to a burst of gamma rays emitted either by the collision of two neutron stars or from the death of a massive star. Soon, however ...
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Gamma-ray bursts challenge theoretical models
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- An international team of astronomers has observed extremely rapid bursts of high-energy gamma rays from a distant galaxy, an observation that is challenging how astronomers ...
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Gamma rays create Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, but how do they work in the real world?
and gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions since the Big Bang, the cause of which is still shrouded in mystery. While Space.com can't make you as well-versed in gamma science as Bruce ...
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Horror space events that could kill us all from gamma-ray burst that ‘sterilises’ Earth to ‘unseen’ doomsday asteroid
SPACE is a deadly place – and we're all living at ... It's a fair game. A nearby gamma-ray burst could kill us all. And they can move at close to the speed of light, so oblivion would strike ...