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Stories about: gamma-ray bursts

Shedding Light on Black Hole Mysteries Black holes have captured the imagination of scientists, movie producers and common folk over the years, because of their amazing traits and structures, and also due to the fact that they are unique in their own regard. There is nothing else in the Universe that resembles a black hole, or that can absorb and trap li... 10 November 2009 02:34 GMT Supernova Protons Are Incredibly Energetic Astronomers have finally discovered proof that confirms a long-held belief, namely that the shock waves generated by supernova explosions act like giant and extremely powerful particle accelerators. They came to this conclusion when they recently discovered that cosmic-ray particles, generated only when a massive sta... 26 June 2009 02:44 GMT Gamma-ray Bursts: Introduction into History Try taking a look at the night sky for a while, from time to time. It's kind of boring, isn't it? Nothing ever happens, there is peace and quiet everywhere you look. Or is it? Astronomers say the universe is a chaotic place, where massive explosions take place all the time in order to release large amounts ... 25 January 2008 10:21 GMT