Artist's impression of a dark gamma-ray burst

This artist’s impression shows a dark gamma-ray burst in a star forming region. Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic events in the Universe, but some appear curiously faint in visible light. The biggest study of these dark gamma-ray bursts to date, using the GROND instrument on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla in Chile, has found that these gigantic explosions, while puzzling, don't require exotic explanations. Their faintness is now fully explained by a combination of causes with the most important being the presence of dust between the Earth and the explosion.

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ESO/L. Calçada

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ID:eso1049a
Typ:Illustration
Veröffentlichungsdatum:16. Dezember 2010 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1049
Größe:9000 x 6750 px

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Name:Gamma-ray burst
Typ:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Kategorie:Cosmology
Illustrations

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SpektralbereichTeleskop
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
GROND