StarBurst: Gamma-ray Hunter

06/08/2025 19 min Episodio 160
StarBurst: Gamma-ray Hunter

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Episode Synopsis

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, forging metals like gold and platinum. These metals are some of the building blocks of planets — like Earth.