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StarBurst: Gamma-ray Hunter

Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans

Aug 6, 202519:51Science & Medicine

StarBurst, a satellite the size of a washing machine, aims to detect the initial blast of gamma-rays, the most powerful bursts of energy in the universe. These huge explosions can occur when dense neutron stars collide,...

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StarBurst: Gamma-ray Hunter is an episode from Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans. StarBurst, a satellite the size of a washing machine, aims to detect the initial blast of gamma-rays, the most powerful bursts of energy in the univers...

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Published Aug 6, 2025, 19:51 long, audio available.

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