Repeating gamma-ray bursts are ‘unlike any other’ in 50 years, astronomers say

These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the incendiary death of a star, or when it is shredded by a black hole. The observation of repeating bursts has never occurred before, given that the events that produce them are so catastrophic, said Antonio Martin-Carrillo, an assistant professor...

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