Suggested Searches

 

1 min read

A Fading Fireball From Gamma Ray Burst 990123

A Fading Fireball From Gamma Ray Burst 990123
The Wide-field Planetary Camera Image of the Region in the Visual Band. The Optical Transient is at the center of the photograph.
  • Release Date
    April 1, 1997
  • Science Release
    Hubble Tracks the Fading Optical Counterpart of a Gamma-Ray Burst
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: STScI and NASA

Downloads

  • 504 × 504
    gif (222.02 KB)
  • 200 × 200
    jpg (7.6 KB)
  • 200 × 200
    gif (18.47 KB)

Related Images & Videos

Close-up of Gamma Ray Burst 990123

Close-up of Gamma Ray Burst 990123

A Close-Up of the Optical Transient shows both a point-like source (the bright emission) plus the extended emission (below and to the right) from what may be the distant host-galaxy

Share

Details

Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Contact
Media

Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

Related Terms

Keep Exploring

Discover More Topics From NASA

Hubble Space Telescope

Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe.

Hubble Science Highlights

Hubble Images

Hubble News