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A gamma-ray burst's engine stayed active for nearly a month, breaking the previous record
Source: Phys.org · Published

Astronomers have observed the longest-lasting central engine activity ever recorded from a gamma-ray burst. The burst occurred at a redshift of 0.8577, and the activity lasted about 27 days in the…
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