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gamma-ray bursts [′gam·ə ‚rā ‚bərsts] (astronomy) Intense blasts of soft gamma rays of unknown origin, which range in duration from a tenth of a second to tens of seconds and occur several times a year from sources widely distributed over the sky. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Swift satellite was built to record gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic explosions in the universe. Gamma-ray bursts can be seen over extremely long distances-billions of light-years. He was involved in astronomy research projects, scanning the skies for supernovae, near-Earth asteroids and the optical counterparts of gamma-ray bursts, high forms of radiation detected by orbiting spacecraft with no known cause. |
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