![Artist concept of gamma ray burst erupting](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/135594main_image_feature_424d_ys_full.jpg)
In a Burst of Light
Gamma rays produce flashes that are brighter than a billion suns yet last only a few milliseconds and have been simply too fast to catch... until now. The artist's concept above depicts the sequence of events as a black hole devours a neutron star, producing gamma-ray bursts as it does so.
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