Gemini Observatory's quick reflexes capture fleeting flash

ScienceDaily
Jul 14, 2020, 11:17 am104 pts
Rapid follow-up of the optical afterglow from one of the most distant confirmed short gamma-ray bursts (SGRB), thought to be the merger of two neutron stars, is casting new light on these enigmatic objects. The observations confirmed the object's distance and placed it squarely in the epoch of cosmic high noon,…

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