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ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News

ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News


'Shockingly bright' burst of gamma rays from dying star in distant galaxy

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:15 PM PDT

A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as a gamma-ray burst, or GRB, and designated GRB 130427A, produced the highest-energy light ever detected from such an event.

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