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GRB

American  

abbreviation

  1. gamma-ray burst.


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This finding supports the idea that GRB 250702B was a gamma-ray burst rather than a tidal disruption event.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Astronomers think that our main character, EP 250108a, might be a ‘failed’ GRB.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 23, 2025

When the jet happens to point directly at Earth, astronomers see a spotlight burst of gamma rays—a GRB.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024

Still, he says the absence of heavy elements is surprising, because GRB 221009A was such a prime candidate to detect the r-process.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024

But in the past year, two unusual long GRB observations suggested that collapsing behemoths weren't the only things causing long GRBs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

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