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19 November 2018

The VISIR instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has captured this stunning image of a newly discovered massive triple star system. Nicknamed Apep after an ancient Egyptian deity, this may be the first ever gamma-ray burst progenitor found.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1838/

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19 November 2018




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