Astronomers missed a space explosion as powerful as a billion suns — until they spotted its echo
Space.com • 3/20/2026
Summary
Astronomers missed a cosmic explosion that released energy equivalent to a billion suns. They only detected it after observing the "echo" of this gamma-ray burst.
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