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GRB 190114C
New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the powerful gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C by studying its environment.Shown in this artist's conception, gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe. They emit most of their e...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2019
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2019-56-4586-image
New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the powerful gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C by studying its environment.
Shown in this artist's conception, gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe. They emit most of their energy in gamma rays, light which is much more energetic than the visible light we can see with our eyes.
Hubble’s observations suggest that this particular burst displayed such powerful emission because the collapsing star was sitting in a very dense environment, right in the middle of a bright galaxy 5 billion light years away.
Credits
NASA, ESA, and M. KornmesserImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | GRB 190114C |
| Object Description | Gamma-ray burst |
| R.A. Position | 03:38:1.180 |
| Dec. Position | -26:56:47.80 |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 4.52 billion light years |
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