'Naked Eye' Gamma Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely At Earth
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 12:21
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- The brightest explosion ever seen was observed in March this year. Now a team of astronomers from around the world, including the University of Leicester, the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London and Liverpool John Moores University, have combined their data from satellites and observatories to explain what happened.
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