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The massive explosion unleashed a gamma-ray burst, GRB230307A, the second brightest in 50 years of observations and about 1,000 times brighter than a typical gamma-ray burst.
From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024
GRB 230307A lasted for 200 seconds, meaning it is categorised as a long-duration gamma-ray burst.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
Last year, astronomers detected the brightest explosion on record, a gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A, which lasted just over ten hours.
From BBC • May 12, 2023
"As these jets go out, they release their energy in the form of prompt gamma-ray burst emission," he added.
From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2023
The gamma-ray burst would have stripped away the Earth’s ozone layer causing intense ultraviolet radiation from the sun and may account for climate changes observed at the time.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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