Decoding the origin of phenomena

Astronomers say the Hubble space telescope has discovered a gamma-ray explosion from the event named kilonova, temporarily translating "exploding thousands of stars".

Faced with Hubble's infrared light receiver, kilonova represents a new form of gamma-ray burst, derived from the fusion of two objects, usually neutron stars, Space.com, which leads to the announcement of the Aviation Authority. and the US Universe (NASA).

The explosion of gamma rays has just reached the Hubble and Swift observations.(Photo: NASA)

The kilonova is 1,000 times brighter than a normal stellar explosion, ie nova, which occurs when a white dwarf explodes, but is only one-tenth to one-hundredth the brightness of a supernova, the self-destruction of a giant star.

After the gamma-ray burst caught sight of the Swift telescope on June 3, Hubble continued to track the area for nine days in search of the remnants of the explosion, and it also spotted a light red objects here.

Astrophysicists predict that short gamma-ray bursts can be formed when two super-compressed neutron stars of the binary star system collide, and Hubble's observations prove this connection. between gamma ray bursts with kilonova.

'This observation has finally deciphered the mysterious source of gamma-ray bursts' , said Leicester University's Nial Tanvir.

Previously, experts have demonstrated long-term gamma-ray bursts (with the entire process taking more than 2 seconds) due to the collapse of massive stars.