Huge star explosion aimed gamma ray burst at Earth
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gigantic explosion of a star halfway across the universe long ago aimed a burst of gamma rays directly at Earth, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday.
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