Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 65 Enigmatic Gamma-Ray Bursts
(2025, original release: 2007)

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Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
15079980
LANGUAGE
English
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Roughly once per day, somewhere in the sky, there is a short, intense burst of gamma rays. Most of these events originate in very distant galaxies, making them among the most powerful explosions in the Universe—but they are not evaporating black holes

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Alex Filippenko

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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