Afterglow Unravelled: Gamma-ray Burst GRB 190114C (IMAGE)

University of Johannesburg

Afterglow Unravelled: Gamma-ray Burst GRB 190114C

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After 20 years of searching, scientists have finally observed the gargantuan light energy - tera-electron volts - that validates their theories about Inverse Compton emission from dying stars' gamma-ray bursts.

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ESO/A. Roquette. Original image at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Most_distant_Gamma-ray_burst.jpg.

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