Scientists have detected the brightest, most energetic light in the universe for the first time: Telescopes captured two violent space explosions called gamma-ray bursts. Two violent explosions in galaxies billions of light-years away recently produced the brightest light in the universe. Scientists caught it in action for the first time. The explosions were gamma-ray bursts, short eruptions of the most energetic form of light in the universe. Telescopes caught the first burst in July 2018. The second burst, captured in January, produced light containing about 100 billion times as much energy as the light that’s visible to our eyes. (Photo/VCG)
Two violent explosions in galaxies billions of light-years away recently produced the brightest light in the universe. Scientists caught it in action for the first time. The explosions were gamma-ray bursts, short eruptions of the most energetic form of light in the universe. Telescopes caught the first burst in July 2018. The second burst, captured in January, produced light containing about 100 billion times as much energy as the light that’s visible to our eyes. (Photo/VCG)
