NASA Telescope Uncovers Mysterious Emission in Universe’s Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst

WASHINGTON — A recent observation by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled what is potentially the most intense cosmic explosion observed since the Big Bang. Detected initially on October 9, 2022, this gamma-ray burst, known officially as GRB 221009A, has since been nicknamed the “Brightest of All Time” or “BOAT.” The telescope, along with data from the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, captured this uncommon celestial phenomenon, which scientists believe originated from a supernova that …

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Rare Cosmic Event Captured by Hubble Space Telescope: White Dwarf Feeds off Red Giant in Binary System

An extraordinary phenomenon was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in a binary star system located about 3,400 light years away. The event involved a symbiotic system known as HM Sagittae (HM Sge), where a white dwarf star was feeding off a red giant companion star. The stolen material formed an accretion disk around the white dwarf, leading to a thermonuclear explosion on its surface, causing the system to brighten in a phenomenon referred to …

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