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S26E71: What made the brightest cosmic explosion of all time so exceptional? & Other Space News

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

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The Brightest Gamma Ray Burst of All Time

Long-duration gamma ray bursts are caused by the collapse of massive stars. We can observe them due to their brightness all the way back to the first stars. This explosion is going to be detectable for at least a year, and it could even go on for longer. A new study has finally worked out how the sun generates winds of more than 1.6 million kilometres an hour.

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