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Einstein Probe detects puzzling cosmic explosion
In brief Einstein Probe has opened a new window onto the distant X-ray Universe, promising us new views of the most faraway explosions in the cosmos. Less than three months after it launched, the spacecraft already discovered a puzzling blast of X-rays that could require us to change the way we explain the extraordinary explosions known as gamma-ray bursts.
For Yuan Liu, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAO, CAS) and first author on the newly published paper detailing the study, it was a special moment because he had designed the onboard software trigger for WXT. The mission will play an important role in international observations and collaborations,” says Xuefeng Wu, a researcher at the Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS, and one of the paper's authors. “These results show that a substantial fraction of FXRTs may be associated with GRBs and that sensitive X-ray monitors, such as Einstein Probe can pinpoint them in the distant Universe,” says Roberto.
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