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A gamma-ray burst's engine stayed active for nearly a month, breaking the previous record - Phys.org

PhysOctober 6, 2026
A gamma-ray burst's engine stayed active for nearly a month, breaking the previous record - Phys.org
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Astronomers have observed the longest-lasting central engine activity ever recorded from a gamma-ray burst. The burst occurred at a redshift of 0.8577, and the activity lasted about 27 days in the burst's own rest frame—around 20 days longer than the previous…

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