Mysterious 10-minute X-ray burst from a distant galaxy may have come from 2 dead stars colliding

Astronomers investigating mysterious flashes of X-rays believe that these blasts could stem from collisions between neutron stars, the events that forge elements like gold, silver, and platinum.The event designated EP250704a, was first seen on July 4, 2025, as a blast of gamma rays lasting half a second followed by a bright X-ray emission lasting 10 minutes. Afterreceiving an alert from the joint European-Chinese Einstein probe that witnessed the blast, a team of astronomers started to hunt for