gamma ray burst
Extreme stellar detonation
A gamma ray burst is a brief, extremely intense flash of gamma radiation from deep space—the most energetic events in the universe after the Big Bang.
These bursts last from milliseconds to several minutes and release more energy than the Sun will emit in its entire lifetime.
They originate from catastrophic events like collapsing massive stars or merging neutron stars.
Astronomers detected a gamma ray burst from a galaxy billions of light-years away.
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- supernovaExploding massive star
- neutron starUltradense stellar remnant
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
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