The Universe’s Brightest Flash Reveals the Secrets of Cosmic Jet

Artist's illustration of a bright gamma-ray burst occurring in a star-forming region. Energy from the explosion is beamed into two narrow, oppositely directed jets. (Credit :  NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith)

Scientists studying the brightest gamma ray burst ever recorded have discovered evidence that these explosions produce complex, layered jets rather than simple uniform beams. This remarkable finding helps solve a long standing puzzle about how the universe’s most powerful explosions work and opens new possibilities for observing similar events under challenging conditions.

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