The 'Naked-Eye' Gamma-ray Burst (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

The 'Naked-Eye' Gamma-ray Burst — Caption

This artist's concept shows the "naked-eye" GRB close up. Observations suggest material shot outward in a two-component jet (white and green beams).

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NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones

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