gamma-ray bursts

A form of gamma-ray burst — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of gamma-ray burst
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