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This illustration depicts a collapsing star that is producing two short gamma-ray jets. Image credit: Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. da Silva / M. Zamani, NOIRLab.

Shortest Supernova-Produced Gamma-Ray Burst Discovered

Jul 28, 2021 by News Staff

Most known supernova-powered gamma-ray bursts are ‘long’ (lasting more than two seconds), but a gamma-ray burst event called GRB 200826A lasted just...