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GRB

American  

abbreviation

  1. gamma-ray burst.


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The blast, known as SN in GRB 250314A, occurred when the universe was only about 730 million years old.

From Science Daily

This resemblance suggests that the star behind GRB 250314A was not dramatically different from massive stars that produce similar explosions in the nearby universe.

From Science Daily

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

From Space Scoop

"When we confirmed that the GRB was generated by the collapse of a massive star, that gave us the opportunity to test a hypothesis for how some of the heaviest elements in the universe are formed," said Northwestern's Peter Blanchard, who led the study.

From Science Daily

"As long as we have been able to detect GRBs, there is no question that this GRB is the brightest we have ever witnessed by a factor of 10 or more," Wen-fai Fong, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and member of CIERA, said at the time.

From Science Daily