Strange flashes linked to stars merging rather than dying

Luigi Piro ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 612, issue 7939, 213-214

Abstract: Long bursts of γ-rays usually signal the death of massive stars, but an emission detected last year suggests that a long burst with peculiar properties originated from the merger of stars in a compact binary system.

Keywords: Astronomy; and; astrophysics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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