In Depth: Indian Astronomers Contribute To Discovery Of Shortest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Recorded From A Dying Star
by Karan Kamble - Jul 29, 2021 12:30 AM
Gamma-ray burst illustration (Wikimedia Commons)
Snapshot
Shooting towards Earth for as long as nearly half the present age of the universe, the burst or signal is said to have beeped for less than a second â short, yet enough to make its powerful presence felt.
The detection challenges astronomers current understanding of gamma-ray bursts and where they come from.
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New Delhi: A group of astronomers, few of them Indians, have detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing towards Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe.
The burst detected by NASA s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August 26, 2020, turned out to be one for the record books the shortest Gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the death of a massive star.
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