The gamma-ray burst monitor (GBM) instrument on Fermi detected its 1000th gamma-ray burst today! This figure from Valerie Connaughton shows the location on the sky of these 1000 cosmic explosions.
The 1000th burst was detected at 21:03 UT on September 21. It lasted for around 3 seconds, and consisted of a single large pulse of gamma-rays. It was automatically detected on board the observatory by the GBM and an alert was sent to the ground, that was then relayed to a worldwide team of astronomers in less than 15 seconds.
Originally, predictions indicated that we would need to wait for around 5 years before getting to the 1000th burst. However, due to excellent search routines implemented by the team of scientists who developed GBM, the rate of GRB detections has been significantly higher.
GRBs allow Fermi to see farther than any other class of object it
detects and each GRB is a probe of the oldest and most violent
explosions in the Universe. Every new one helps us better understand these interesting events.
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On Sep 25, 2012 03:44:28 AM
evab
added a comment on your blog post.
history of stars doesn't exist history of Earth it's impossible
the sky the space is not historic and we are part of that
Some words some thoughts some important moments but not historic
history is a menace always
Evolution is more than history of planets
If I exist is not for history it's for evolution it's not for Life it's for death it's for being a part not a totality though the scale is different upon the subject not the object
more tragedy when dissapears the lament of my question whereas I suppose that a count is replacing the ambience not the atmosphere
Such absurd monotony of living days living nights in the near of creation
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On Sep 23, 2012 10:22:18 AM
evab
added a comment on your blog post.
Stars are wanderers extraterrestrial ufos if a star surrounder ourselves is for some reason
The reason is that supporting Time timeless if the measure is a trauma shocking our minds our eyes on to the neck
The intromision in the law of thinking pending like standing in the mirror of poetry of Time = no Time
history of stars doesn't exist history of Earth it's impossible
the sky the space is not historic and we are part of that
Some words some thoughts some important moments but not historic
history is a menace always
Evolution is more than history of planets
If I exist is not for history it's for evolution it's not for Life it's for death it's for being a part not a totality though the scale is different upon the subject not the object
more tragedy when dissapears the lament of my question whereas I suppose that a count is replacing the ambience not the atmosphere
Such absurd monotony of living days living nights in the near of creation
Stars are wanderers extraterrestrial ufos if a star surrounder ourselves is for some reason
The reason is that supporting Time timeless if the measure is a trauma shocking our minds our eyes on to the neck
The intromision in the law of thinking pending like standing in the mirror of poetry of Time = no Time
If Time = no Time
timeless = x elevated to 5