File:NASA’s Guide to Visiting a Gamma-Ray Burst (SVS14355 - ShortGRB).gif

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Short gamma-ray burst Short gamma-ray bursts are ones that last just two seconds or less. Most of them are thought to arise from two neutron stars spiraling together and merging, as shown in this fun animation.

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English: Short gamma-ray burst

Short gamma-ray bursts are ones that last just two seconds or less. Most of them are thought to arise from two neutron stars spiraling together and merging, as shown in this fun animation.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Date 1 June 2023, 14:50:00 (upload date)
Source NASA’s Guide to Visiting a Gamma-Ray Burst
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Krystofer Kim, Barb Mattson, Scott Wiessinger, Barb Mattson, Scott Wiessinger, Paul Morris, Chris Smith
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Neutron Star; Space; Supernova; Astrophysics; Black Hole; Fermi; Star; Pulsar; Swift; Gamma Ray Burst

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