How to kill a star? Astronomers see a ‘demolition derby’ scenario
An artist’s impression shows an immensely energetic explosion called a gamma ray burst. Astronomers studying a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) with the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, may have observed the collision of stars or stellar remnants in the jam-packed environment surrounding a...
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