Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as it went. When the shockwave reached the star’s surface, it punched through, ...
Galanti and his colleagues had previously found evidence of axion-like particles in light from distant blazars – extremely active galaxies that blaze with light. But the brightest gamma-ray explosion ...
Prof. Maggiore, your career spans various fields, from quantum field theory to gravitational waves and cosmology. Could you tell us about the key moments or breakthroughs that have shaped your ...
The most powerful telescope to be launched into space has made history by detecting a record number of new stars in a distant galaxy. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, history's largest and most ...