Breakthrough study confirms cause of short gamma-ray bursts 8 April 2011 A new supercomputer simulation shows the collision of two neutron stars can naturally produce the... read more
Newborn black holes boost explosive power of 1 February 2010 Astronomers have found evidence that two supernovae blasts received an extra boost from newborn black... read more
Nasa’s Swift, Fermi probe fireworks from a flaring gamma-ray star 10 February 2009 Astronomers using Nasa's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are... read more
Strange ring found circling dead star 28 May 2008 Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains... read more
