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Gamma-ray burst

space Maturity 11-13

Big stars can go boom.

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Gamma ray burst.jpg
These are huge explosions. They happen far away in space. They are very bright. They are the brightest things in the sky. Can you see the stars?
Swift spacecraft.jpg
Swift spacecraft.jpg

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Gamma ray burst.jpg
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BATSE 2704.jpg
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BeppoSAX.jpg
File:Swift spacecraft.jpg
Swift spacecraft.jpg
File:GRB BATSE 12lightcurves.png
GRB BATSE 12lightcurves.png
File:Hubble captures infrared glow of a kilonova blast.jpg
Hubble captures infrared glow of a...
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GRB211106A.gif
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Xrt image crop.jpg
File:GRB080319B illustration NASA.jpg
GRB080319B illustration NASA.jpg
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Wolf rayet2.jpg
File:Gamma-ray-burst-Mechanism.jpg
Gamma-ray-burst-Mechanism.jpg
File:GROND image of the gamma-ray burst GRB 151027B.jpg
GROND image of the gamma-ray burst GRB 151027B.jpg

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