Scientists discover first of its kind energy peak -- or 'jet' -- from gamma ray burst

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2024 - Scientists have announced a never-before-seen energy peak that resulted from the largest gamma ray burst in history, NASA announced Thursday.

The brightest-of-all-time gamma ray burst, which was quickly dubbed the BOAT, was discovered by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in October 2022 and was heralded and heavily studied by scientists. Its data, scientists say, shows the evidence of the energy peak, or "jet."

Scientists published a paper about...