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China's space telescopes precisely measure brightest gamma-ray burst- China.org.cn

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An international collaborative team using two China space telescopes achieved an unprecedentedly precise measurement for a gamma-ray burst. The burst released about eight times the total rest-mass energy of the Sun in all directions in one minute. It was detected by telescopes from Earth and space, including China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory.

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China's space telescopes precisely measure brightest gamma-ray burst

An international collaborative team using two China space telescopes achieved an unprecedentedly precise measurement for a gamma-ray burst (GRB) that released about eight times the total rest-mass energy of the Sun in all directions in one minute.

1 year ago·China

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