Brightest Gamma-ray Burst Provides Wealth Of Information On How Stars Explode
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 21:28
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers from around the world combined data from ground- and space-based telescopes to paint a detailed portrait of the brightest explosion ever seen. The observations reveal that the jets of the gamma-ray burst called GRB 080319B were aimed almost directly at the Earth.