Skyatnightmagazine.com July 01, 2026 • 03:59

An enormous explosion has occurred in deep space – and scientists caught it within minutes of the detonation - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

By Iain Todd

Using the Submillimeter Array observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii, astronomers zoomed in on a gamma‑ray burst within minutes of its discovery.

Scientists have detected and observed one of the brightest, most powerful explosions in the Universe, within minutes of the explosion occurring.
The phenomenon in question was a gamma-ray burst, whi… [+3751 chars]

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An enormous explosion has occurred in deep space – and scientists caught it within minutes of the detonation - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

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