Astronomers Pinpoint Record-Breaking X-Ray Flash to Neutron Star Merger and Magnetar Birth
For decades, modern astronomy has relied on brief, explosive flashes of gamma rays to identify some of the universe’s most violent events: the catastrophic collisions of neutron stars. Typically, these…
Astronomers Uncover Universal Rule Governing Black Hole Jet Formation Across the Cosmos
An international team of astronomers, co-led by a scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study, has identified what appears to be a universal rule governing one of the most violent…