The recent detection of a cosmic explosion by the Einstein Probe is stirring excitement among space watchers everywhere.

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The highly energetic explosion was initially attributed to a burst of gamma rays emitted either by the collision of two neutron stars or from the death of a massive star. Soon, however ...