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• Webb Telescope Detects Record-Breaking GRB 250702B: A Cosmic Blast Defying Five Decades of Physics

  Published: Mar 30, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and a global network of observatories are investigating an unprecedented cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B. Lasting an a...

• Deep Space Gamma Ray Burst From Galactic Wreckage Reveals Origins of Universe's Heaviest Elements

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  An international team led by Penn State astronomers has traced a powerful short gamma-ray burst, GRB 230906A, to a tidal tail of stars created by colliding galaxies 8.5 billion lig...