Gamma-ray bursts: a distant stretch? (Compton Gamma Ray Observatory) From: Science News | Date: February 5, 1994| Author: Cowen, R. | COPYRIGHT 1994 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Like firecrackers exploding in the night sky, gamma-ray bursts unleash a torrent of high-energy photons before fizzling out hundredths to tens of seconds later. These flashes of radiation rank among the most mysterious phenomena in the universe: No one has found the sources of the bursts, and it's uncertain whether the flashes originate within our galaxy or far beyond.

A new analysis of bursts detected by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) spacecraft adds to the evi...

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