https://it-news.uk/tags/science/ Recent content in Science on IT News Hugo en-us Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/einstein-probe-mysterious-xray-source/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/einstein-probe-mysterious-xray-source/ <p>Astronomers using China&rsquo;s Einstein Probe satellite have uncovered a deeply puzzling X-ray transient source that refuses to fit into any known category of cosmic explosion. Designated EP240305a, the source exhibits a distinctive double-flash pattern and jet-like afterglow strongly reminiscent of a gamma-ray burst — yet, crucially, no gamma rays were ever detected. The findings, published June 13 in the <em>Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society</em>, have sparked intense interest across the international astronomy community and may point to an entirely new class of high-energy transient.</p>