For nearly a decade, some of the most dramatic explosions in the universe have been hiding in plain sight as brief, bright flashes of blue light. New observations now suggest these outbursts are not ...

The brightest cosmic object of its kind ever detected may have helped astronomers solve the mystery of powerful, bright blue cosmic explosions. At the heart of the discovery is a signal from a ...

High-energy astrophysics investigates the most energetic processes in the Universe, from the acceleration of charged particles in supernova remnants to the production of ultra-high-energy neutrinos ...

High energy astrophysics probes the most energetic phenomena in the Universe, from explosive supernova remnants to the powerful outflows near compact objects. A central focus of this field is the ...