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Extra-Long Blasts Challenge Our Theories of Cosmic Cataclysms

The Quanta Podcast

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Mystery of Enduring Gamma-Ray Bursts

The chapter focuses on the enigma of prolonged gamma-ray bursts challenging current scientific theories, exploring scenarios like white dwarf-black hole mergers. Ongoing research aims to unravel the behavior and characteristics of these celestial events, including possible explanations involving magnet pairs and neutron star mergers.

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