The most powerful events in the known universe – gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) – are short-lived outbursts of the highest-energy light. They can erupt with a quintillion (a 10 followed by 18 zeros) times the luminosity of our Sun. Now thought to announce the births of new black holes, they were discovered by accident. The backstory […]
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Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO), Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes, Gamma Rays, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Neutron Stars, Stars
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February 6, 2024
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