Bright flash leads astronomers to a heavy-metal factory 900 million light years away
Astronomers detected an extremely bright gamma-ray burst (GRB), the most powerful type of explosion known in the universe. It’s the second-brightest GRB so far identified, likely originating from two merging neutron stars.
United Kingdom United States Benjamin Schneider Michael Fausnaugh Andrew Levan University Of Warwick
Source: mit.edu