Astronomers amazed at timing of Markarian 421 'blazer'
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 10:07
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —The field of view from Earth is being flooded with the brightest display of gamma rays ever seen, the BBC is reporting, at a time when space researchers around the world have just coincidently trained their instruments in the direction from where it's being emitted—the active galaxy Markarian 421.