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伽玛射线爆发周围的X射线环

2022年10月17日 X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst Image Credit: NASA Swift Obs.; Data: B. Cenko (NASA’s GSFC), A. Beardmore (U. Leicester) et al.; Processing: J. Miller (U. Michigan) Explanation: Why would x-ray rings appear around a gamma-ray burst? The surprising answer has little to do with the explosion itself but rather with light reflected off are...

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GRB 221009A

2022年10月15日 GRB 221009A Image Credit: NASA, DOE, Fermi LAT Collaboration Explanation: Gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A likely signals the birth of a new black hole, formed at the core of a collapsing star long ago in the distant universe. The extremely powerful blast is depicted in this animated gif constructed using data from the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope....