Among its most notable findings is GRB250314A, a gamma-ray burst originating from just 730 million years after the birth of ...

Chinese principal investigator of the Space-based multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM), and Bertrand Cordier, SVOM's French principal ...

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...

SHANGHAI -- An astronomical satellite jointly developed by China and France has detected a gamma-ray burst dating back 13 ...

C rocket carrying an astronomical satellite, the Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM), blasts off from the Xichang ...

SVOM satellite in space Photos: courtesy of the CAS. Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM), a joint space ...

A new study now extends the researchers' previous work, but with a wider GRB sample. Hakkila and Zsolt Bagoly, authors of the study, have refined the measurements. They detected a number of relatively ...

A sudden, record-breaking gamma-ray burst lit up the cosmos—leaving scientists stunned and searching for answers. the ...

By mapping the brightest explosions in the universe, scientists may have uncovered a megastructure that defies our ...

A decade of observations cast doubt on the typical magnetar origin story, at least as it relates to SGR 0501+4516.

"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic events ever observed in the universe. These powerful outbursts can shine a ...