GRB221009A surrounded by dust rings
ESA/XMM-Newton/M. Rigoselli (INAF)
The most powerful explosions ever seen could shatter our understanding of how these cosmic cataclysms, called long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), work. The burst was discovered in October 2022 and has proven difficult to explain despite continued observation and analysis by researchers around the world.
When this burst, called GRB221009A, was discovered, astronomers called it “The Boat” – the brightest ever. Louisiana State University’s Eric Burns and his colleagues compared it to his other GRBs, and this upbeat event is likely…
