
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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