Discovery of Bright Gamma-Ray Burst Resulting from Neutron Star Merger
Recently, an international team of scientists made a groundbreaking observation of a remarkably bright gamma-ray burst, GRB 230307A, using a combination of space and ground-based telescopes.
- This gamma-ray burst was determined to be the outcome of a rare cosmic event – the merger of two neutron stars, resulting in a powerful explosion capable of generating heavy elements.
- The team, including researchers from NASA, utilized a trio of telescopes: the James Webb Space Telescope, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to study the burst.
- Following the explosion, the scientists detected tellurium, a chemical element even ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Science & Technology
- 1 Brain-Computer Interface to Restore Natural Speech
- 2 Neuralink to Implant 'Blindsight' Chip in First Human by 2025
- 3 Unexpected Atmospheric Gas on Exoplanet K2-18b
- 4 India Signs Deal with France for 26 Rafale-Marine Fighter Jets
- 5 SpaceX Launches Historic Fram2 Mission
- 6 Indian Army Inducts Indigenous FPV Drones
- 7 India’s First Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Set for Commissioning in 2025
- 8 Blood Test for Cervical Cancer Monitoring
- 9 Google Launches Ironwood: 7th-Generation TPU for AI Workloads
- 10 QpiAI-Indus Quantum Computer