Gianluca SarriSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Gianluca Sarri How We Created a Mini 'Gamma Ray Burst' in the Lab for the First Time By Gianluca Sarri published 17 January 18 Gamma ray bursts, intense explosions of light, are the brightest events ever observed in the universe – lasting no longer than seconds or minutes. Stars Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Auction offers Neil Armstrong's reply to NASA engineer's Apollo 11 mission patch ideas2World's fastest supercomputer 'El Capitan' goes online — it will be used to secure the US nuclear stockpile and in other classified research3NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions4Space weather scales are outdated and confusing. Here's what NOAA scientists are doing about it5See Mars next to a nearly full moon in the sky tonight
How We Created a Mini 'Gamma Ray Burst' in the Lab for the First Time By Gianluca Sarri published 17 January 18 Gamma ray bursts, intense explosions of light, are the brightest events ever observed in the universe – lasting no longer than seconds or minutes.