Video of a Gamma-ray burst (VIDEO)

Royal Astronomical Society

Caption

This animation models a gamma-ray burst called GRB 080319B, detected by NASA’s Swift satellite in 2008. It shows jets of particles and gamma radiation being emitted in opposite directions as a massive star collapses, first a narrow beam (white) and then a wider one (purple).

Credit

NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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