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| − | '''Gamma-Ray Bursts''' are brief flashes of highly energetic [[photons]] ([[light]]) that occur at random times and unpredictable locations in the sky. A gamma-ray burst might look light a flash from a flashbulb, if the human eye could detect this type of light. | + | '''Gamma-Ray Bursts''' are brief flashes of highly energetic [[photons]] ([[light]]) that occur at random times and unpredictable locations in the sky. A gamma-ray burst might look light a flash from a flashbulb, if the human eye could detect this type of light. |
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| + | Bursts are formed from collapsing high-mass [[star]]s, expelling luminous energy that is brighter than anything else known in the universe. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://science.nasa.gov/newhome/help/glossfig1.htm Electomagnetic Spectrum diagram] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://science.nasa.gov/newhome/images/www-red.gif Gamma ray burst as "seen" by a satellite] |
[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, September 26, 2018
Gamma-Ray Bursts are brief flashes of highly energetic photons (light) that occur at random times and unpredictable locations in the sky. A gamma-ray burst might look light a flash from a flashbulb, if the human eye could detect this type of light.
Bursts are formed from collapsing high-mass stars, expelling luminous energy that is brighter than anything else known in the universe.
