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"This is exciting for understanding how stars die and for answering other questions, such as what unexpected sources might createWhat's so unusual about this event is that it took place in a very old galaxy, according to Levan.
"By pinpointing its location to the center of a previously identified ancient galaxy, we had the first tantalizing evidence of a new pathway for stars to meet their demise." frameborder="0″ allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen>
One second two objects are swirling around with each other; the next they collide and produce a huge outburst that we see as a long-duration GRB. There's also aAstronomers haven't seen a lot of these lengthy collisional GRBs in normal galaxies, but they probably happen more frequently than anybody thought. The galaxy cores where they occur are often hidden by gas and dust clouds, which mask the initial GRB flash and subsequent afterglow.
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