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NASA missions study ‘watershed’ cosmic explosion in unparalleled detail
Press ReleaseNovember 24th, 2013On April 27, a blast of light from a dying star in a distant galaxy became the focus of astronomers around the world. The explosion, known as a gamma-ray burst and designated GRB 130427A, tops the charts as one of the brightest ever seen.