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The signal, a gamma ray burst, kept repeating — which has never been seen before, and, according to astronomers, should be impossible.

Scientists Say They Can’t Explain the Signal They Just Detected From Beyond Our Galaxy

By Frank Landymore

A powerful gamma ray burst was so powerful, it took a chunk out of the Earth's upper atmosphere last year.

Science & Energy

A Supernova Blew Out Part of Earth’s Atmosphere, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

A gamma ray burst triggered by colliding neutron stars, one of the brightest explosions ever, created tellurium and other heavy elements.

Neutron Star Collision Unleashes Explosion One Million Times Brighter Than Our Galaxy

By Frank Landymore

Scientists believe an immense explosion of epic proportions may have been the result of a black hole and a star colliding.

Staggering Galactic Explosion Blamed on Black Hole Collision

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists observed a neutron star smashing into another star, and for the first time, captured the resulting gamma ray burst (GRB) in millimeter light.

Astronomers Just Watched a Neutron Star Hulk Smash Another Star

By Frank Landymore

After Decades, Mystery Surrounding Giant Space Explosions Is Solved

Science & Energy

After Decades, Mystery Surrounding Giant Space Explosions Is Solved

By Dan Robitzski

A Strange Explosion in a Galaxy Billions of Light-Years Away Has Scientists Stumped

Science & Energy

A Strange Explosion in a Galaxy Billions of Light-Years Away Has Scientists Stumped

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Death From Space: Here’s How Gamma Rays Could Wipe Out Life As We Know It

Why We May Owe Our Existence to Cosmic Expansion

Why We May Owe Our Existence to Cosmic Expansion

By Todd Jaquith