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Weird X-ray Flashes Lose Some of Their Mystery

AUG 26, 2025

Twelve years after they were first discovered, astronomers are coming to grips with fast X-ray transients (FXTs) — energetic explosions in the distant universe lasting from minutes to hours. At […]

Twelve years after they were first discovered, astronomers are coming to grips with fast X-ray transients (FXTs) — energetic explosions in the distant universe lasting from minutes to hours. At […]

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