gamma-ray burst

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gamma-ray burst

noun gamma-ray bursts

A flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.
Similar: GRB

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noun flash of gamma rays

Français	sursaut gamma
Deutsch	Gammastrahlenblitz, Gammablitz

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@misc{gamma_ray_burst_2026,
  title = {gamma-ray burst},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gamma-ray%20burst},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}