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Artistic illustration of a gamma-ray burst CREDIT International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/M. Zamani

Stellar Demolition Derby Births Powerful Gamma-ray Burst

While searching for the origins of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB), an international team of astrophysicists may have stumbled upon a new way to destroy a star.

by SpaceRef June 24, 2023July 15, 2024

Artist's illustration of a gamma-ray burst resulting from a collapsing stars, ejecting particles and radiation in a narrow jet. CREDIT Soheb Mandhai

The Brightest Explosion Ever Seen

by SpaceRef March 30, 2023July 15, 2024

The Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 revealed the infrared afterglow (circled) of the BOAT GRB and its host galaxy, seen nearly edge-on as a sliver of light extending to the burst's upper right. This composite incorporates images taken on Nov. 8 and Dec. 4, 2022, one and two months after the eruption. Given its brightness, the burst’s afterglow may remain detectable by telescopes for several years. The picture combines three near-infrared images taken each day at wavelengths from 1 to 1.5 microns. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Levan (Radboud University); Image Processing: Gladys Kober

A 1-In-10,000-Year Gamma-ray Burst Recently Hit Our Planet

by SpaceRef March 28, 2023July 15, 2024

Artist's impression: merger of two neutron stars

Gemini Telescopes Help Uncover Origins Of Castaway Gamma-ray Bursts

by SpaceRef July 27, 2022July 15, 2024