Mysterious 10-minute X-ray burst from a distant galaxy may have come from 2 dead stars colliding
Astronomers investigating mysterious X-ray flashes believe these explosions could be caused by collisions between neutron stars, the events that forge elements such as gold, silver and platinum. The event, called EP250704a, was first seen on July 4, 2025, as a gamma-ray burst that lasted half a second, followed by a bright X-ray emission that lasted … Read more