The James Webb Space Telescope's data has confirmed that the intensely bright gamma-ray burst resulted from the explosion of a giant star.
Aaron M. Geller / Northwestern / CIERA / IT Research Computing and Data Services was the brightest ever detected. As a result, the renowned GRB was dubbed the “brightest of all time” . A newly-observed Gamma-ray burst might be the brightest space explosion ever seen
“The event produced some of the highest-energy photons ever recorded by satellites designed to detect gamma rays,” said Peter Blanchard from Northwestern University who led the study. The researchers also coupled Webb data with observations made by Chile’s Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array . This helped them to distinguish between the light generated by the supernova and the powerful afterglow that preceded the bright GRB emission. Overall, this proved the origin of the B.O.A.T.
When a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion, it releases an immense amount of energy, equivalent to the energy output of an entire galaxy. This explosion is thought to spread various elements created within the star’s core over its lifespan.
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