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Hubble Spots Source of Short Gamma Ray Burst

Posted by samzenpus on from the hulk-smash dept.

symbolset writes "Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have imaged some evidence that the merger of neutron stars is responsible for producing a short-duration gamma ray burst. On June 3rd the Swift gamma-ray burst (GRB) mission detected GRB 130603B, a burst lasting only one tenth of a second nearly 4 billion light-years away. Imaging with Hubble, they located a small red dot which, over the course of the following two weeks, dimmed."

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  1. Old news, Even by Slashdot Standards by BaronAaron · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... happen almost 4 billion years ago.

  2. Re:There goes the neighbourhood by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps you could call them... neuteron stars?