Sentences with phrase «brief burst of gamma rays»

A couple of seconds later, a brief burst of gamma rays were detected by an instrument aboard the Fermi Gamma - ray Space Telescope.

On January 31, 2000, a brief burst of gamma rays was detected by an network of satellites (Ulysses, NEAR and Konus) via the InterPlanetary Network (Hurley et al, 2000).

Astronomers are furiously searching for the source of a brief burst of gamma rays detected by NASA's Swift space telescope on Monday.

Not exact matches

Scientists spotted a phenomenon called a short gamma - ray burst, a brief spurt of high - energy light, less than two seconds long.

From brief glimpses throughout the past decade, astronomers have pieced together a standard theory of gamma ray bursts.

The brief gamma - ray burst — lasting less than two seconds and of a type known as a «short» gamma - ray burst — occurred more than 10 times closer to Earth than any other whose distance was known, but was unexpectedly weak; the ultraviolet and optical signals were oddly bright and faded fast.