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Maria Gritsevich

2 articles · 30 co-authors · latest: 2026-01-20

Rusty Heart of an Interstellar Comet Makes It Shine

The second known interstellar object, comet 3I/ATLAS, is rich in water and metals. As it approaches the Sun, its ice melts and water triggers the corrosion of metallic dust. Chemical reactions create a luminous envelope unique in composition. Such visitors from other stars help us study the far reac
arXiv:2511.19112 · 2025-11-24

X-ray Thunder After Gamma-ray Lightning

Astronomers have directly proven for the first time that a short gamma-ray burst is followed by a prolonged phase of soft X-ray emission. The discovery by the Einstein Probe telescope links gamma-ray bursts with gravitational waves and will allow more precise localization of neutron star and black h
arXiv:2601.14137 · 2026-01-20