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Gamma ray burst collection rivals 250 year old Messier catalogue

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 by Richard Harris

Hundreds of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been recorded as part of an enormous global effort so extensive it "rivals the catalogue of deep-sky objects created by Messier 250 years ago", astronomers say. GRBs are the most violent explosions in the Universe, releasing more energy than the ...

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NASA Fermi telescope finds BOAT gamma-ray burst

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 by Richard Harris

In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT - the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now an international science team reports that data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals a feature never seen before. "A few minutes afte...

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