Gamma-Ray Bursts
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NASA’s Fermi Finds New Feature in Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Yet Seen
In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT — the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now…
SRPD Gamma-ray Astrophysics
MSFC Relativistic Astrophysics Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Community Tools and Support Motivation The Astro2020 Decadal Survey recommended, as its highest-priority sustaining activity,…
NASA’s Tiny BurstCube Mission Launches to Study Cosmic Blasts
Editor’s note, April 18, 2024: BurstCube deployed into orbit from the space station April 18, 2024. It will begin a…
How NASA Chases and Investigates Bright Cosmic Blips
Stephen Lesage’s phone started vibrating just after halftime on Oct. 9, 2022, while he was watching a soccer game in…
NASA’s BurstCube Passes Milestones on Journey to Launch
Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed testing for BurstCube, a shoebox-sized spacecraft…
Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions
The most powerful events in the known universe – gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) – are short-lived outbursts of the highest-energy light.…
