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19/06/2013 15:18:46

Author Topic: Was this a black hole destroying a star?  (Read 1327 times)

thedoc

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  • on: 20/06/2011 14:26:35
An unique astronomical event – an incredibly bright and long lived burst of gamma rays – was probably the result of a black hole destroying a star, according to research published in the journal Science this week.

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  • Reply #1 on: 19/06/2011 21:09:31
That is phenomenal!

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  • Reply #2 on: 20/06/2011 11:53:10
Not the sort of event you would wish to view from too close up!

 

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