On July 4, 2025, astronomers watched a cosmic explosion do something it was not supposed to do. The event began with a blink-and-you-miss-it burst of gamma rays lasting just four-tenths of a second — ...
A fleet of telescopes around the world just captured the first shocking moments of a supernova explosion in the most detailed-ever observations of their kind. The explosive event was first spotted by ...
Long before Antarctica froze over, parts of the continent may have risen into mountains on the scale of the Himalayas. Sure, the peaks are long gone now, but their roots, geologists argue, may still ...