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Rare space bursts have astronomers racing to find the source

Across the sky, brief and violent flashes of energy are arriving from far beyond the Milky Way, each one lasting less than the blink of an eye yet outshining whole galaxies. These rare bursts, from ...
AOL

Mysterious ‘bursts’ in space have astronomers scrambling to figure out its origin: ‘Very rare and exciting’

More information about a mysterious, energetic burst, formally known as a gamma-ray burst (GRB), spotted in space 13 billion light-years away from Earth, has been unveiled. The first sighting of this ...
SpaceNews

Colliding space debris produces radio bursts, raising prospect of ‘debris weather’ alerts

GOLDEN, CO — A university team has found that small orbital debris could emit radio bursts as they collide or approach each other in space. The signal can be detected with large radio dishes on Earth, ...
USA Today

You can see NASA's Artemis rocket on the launch pad anytime. Here's how

Tuning into the feed at optimal times could unveil the imposing 322-foot spacecraft in the foreground of a stunning sunset or sunrise, or show it prominently lighting up the night sky. As early as ...
SlashGear

Scientists Detected A Seven-Hour Burst From Space – Now We May Know What It Was

It's commonly believed that there's no sound in space, but that's far from the case. For instance, sonifications from NASA have allowed us to hear the sounds of a black hole, and, in 2025, astronomers ...
USA Today

Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on NASA Mars mission. Here's a recap

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launched for the second time from Florida after days of delays. The mission helped launch a landmark Mars mission for NASA, known as ESCAPADE, that will ...