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Some relevant backstory on how GRB were first discovered: https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/1663/the-universes-brightest-mystery

That's amazing. Thank you for sharing!

One of my favorite scientific twists: Satellites designed to catch nuclear detonations accidentally discovered gamma-ray bursts — the brightest known explosions in the universe. For years, nobody knew whether the signals were nearby, galactic, or cosmological. Now we know they’re tied to...

Hi, I'm a big fan of cosmology and space science. Living in Los Alamos, I come across some great stories from these fields and will share them here.