Stellar Merger Model for GRB – Panel 1

Gamma-ray Burst 130603B

These images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal a new type of stellar explosion produced from the merger of two compact objects. Hubble spotted the outburst while looking at the aftermath of a short- duration gamma-ray burst, a mysterious flash of intense high-energy...

GRB 130603B Host and Surrounding Field

GRB 130603B – June 13, 2013

GRB 130603B – July 3, 2013

Stellar Merger Model for Gamma-ray Burst

Panel 1: A pair of neutron stars in a binary system spiral together. Orbital momentum is dissipated through the release of gravity waves, which are tiny ripples in the fabric of space-time. Panel 2: In the final milliseconds, the two objects merge and produce a gamma-ray burst...

Stellar Merger Model for GRB – Panel 2

Stellar Merger Model for GRB – Panel 3

Stellar Merger Model for GRB – Panel 4

Compass and Scale Image for GRB 130603B