Hubblecast 125 Light: Hubble Studies High-Energy Gamma Ray Burst
New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the powerful gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C by studying its environment.
Hubble’s observations suggest that this particular burst displayed such powerful emission because the collapsing star was sitting in a very dense environment, right in the middle of a bright galaxy 5 billion light years away.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Bethany Downer and Nico Bartmann.
Editing: Nico Bartmann.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Bethany Downer
Music: John Stanford - Far Centaurus (johnstanfordmusic.com).
Footage and photos: ESA, Hubble, NASA, M. Kornmesser, A. de Ugarte Postigo, A. J. Levan, NAOJ.
About the Video
Id: | heic1921b |
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Release date: | 20 November 2019, 19:00 |
Related releases: | heic1921 |
Duration: | 01 m 23 s |
Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
Name: | GRB 190114C, HUBBLEcast |
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Type: | Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst |
Category: | Cosmology Hubblecast |