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Hubblecast 125 Light: Hubble Studies High-Energy Gamma Ray Burst

November 20, 2019 · ESA/Hubble

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New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the powerful gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C by studying its environment.

Hubble’s observations suggest that this particular burst displayed such powerful emission because the collapsing star was sitting in a very dense environment, right in the middle of a bright galaxy 5 billion light years away.