Friday, April 8, 2011

Mysterious blast from outer space


Wired.com has picked up a story that is all over the science news. Nearly 4 billion light years from us, there is a on-going blast which defies the expectations of scientists. Gamma ray bursts is the categoy they are using but in fact those typically  last for 30 seconds. The source of the radiation our instruments are detecting has gone on for11 days. And the light reaching us is still streaming.

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