Two weeks, NASA hosted a press conference concerning GRB 080319B, a gamma-ray burst observed on 3/19 of this year that was the brightest GRB ever in the optical - so bright it could be seen with the naked eye! Astronomers think this because the gamma-ray burst was pointed directly at the Earth, a very rare occurence. For more information about this, check out the slides, movies, and pictures presented at this press conference available here.
Monday, September 22, 2008
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