Stuck in the Middle: A New Gamma-Ray Burst Defies the Norm
Even for stellar explosions, this gamma-ray burst is a weird one!
Even for stellar explosions, this gamma-ray burst is a weird one!
Astronomy research can be conducted in countless ways, but when’s the last time you chopped into a tree to learn about the cosmos?
It started out with a burst of gamma rays, how did it end up like blackbody radiation? Today’s paper discusses observations of gamma ray bursts with strange spectra.
A long-duration GRB was detected without its expected supernova companion. Today’s astrobite chronicles one team’s efforts to try and uncover the cause of GRB 111005A’s loneliness.
There’s no need to worry about the Earth being sterilized by an asteroid or gamma-ray burst, especially if you happen to be a tardigrade.
Today’s paper talks about the not-yet-observed electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational waves