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These extreme cosmic explosions are breaking physics: Astronomers are finally figuring out what powers mysterious gamma-ray bursts
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Remains of extremely rare cosmic ‘gold factory’ discovered: If confirmed, finding could mark first neutron star collision identified in Milky Way
independent.co.uk/space/milky-way-gamma-rays-kilonova-neutron-star-explosion-b3066492.html

Mysterious 10-minute X-ray burst from a distant galaxy may have come from 2 dead stars colliding
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Astronomers link mysterious cosmic flashes to collisions of dead stars: For decades, astronomers have identified collisions between two neutron stars through ...
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Gamma ray burst may have been two supernovae in one: A group of astronomers proposes that a series of events in a distant galaxy formed both a black hole and a ...
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Mysterious Cygnus Bubble may trace back to microquasar, astronomers suggest: Astronomers have proposed a new explanation for the mysterious Cygnus Bubble ...
phys.org/news/2026-08-mysterious-cygnus-microquasar-astronomers.html

NASA's Fermi glimpses power source of supercharged supernovae: LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a ...
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Watch dead neutron stars smash together in new NASA supercomputer simulation: Using a NASA supercomputer, scientists have discovered that things get messy when ...
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NASA researchers probe tangled magnetospheres of merging neutron stars: New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most ...
phys.org/news/2026-01-nasa-probe-tangled-magnetospheres-merging.html

Scientists say they’ve found another source of gold in the cosmos: Astronomers believe starquakes on highly magnetic neutron stars could lead to the creation of ...
cnn.com/2025/05/03/science/magnetar-flare-cosmic-gold

Star stories: Geminga, the pulsar full of mysteries: Geminga was discovered in 1972. Although we have already learned a lot about it, this fascinating pulsar ...
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Biggest gamma-ray burst ever recorded came from a "regular" supernova: Researchers in 2022 discovered the brightest GRB ever recorded. The event ...
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Brightest-ever cosmic explosion solved but new mysteries sparked: The brightest burst of light ever recorded was caused by a supernova, but that prompts new ...
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Astronomers Solve Mystery of 'Brightest of All Time' Gamma-Ray Burst: "This was an event that Earth sees only once every 10,000 years," said Northwestern ...
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New astrophysics model sheds light on additional source of long gamma-ray bursts: Cutting-edge computer simulations combined with theoretical calculations are ...
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Behold the Magnetar, nature’s ultimate superweapon: Their magnetic fields—the strongest we've observed—could melt you from 1,000 km away.
arstechnica.com/science/2022/06/behold-the-magnetar-natures-ultimate-superweapon/
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