Definition: Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB): Plural is GRBs. A burst of gamma rays from space lasting from a fraction of a second to many minutes. There is no clear scientific consensus as to their cause. Recently, their distances were determined to be large, placing the origins of the bursts in other galaxies.
Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB)
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