Powerful cosmic blast blinds telescope
A blast of the brightest X-rays ever detected from beyond our Milky Way galaxy's neighborhood temporarily blinded the X-ray eye on NASA's Swift space observatory earlier this summer, astronomers now report. The X-rays traveled through space for 5-billion years before slamming into and overwhelming Swift's X-ray Telescope on 21 June. The blindingly bright blast came from a gamma-ray burst, a violent eruption of energy from the explosion of a massive star morphing into a new black hole.
Powerful cosmic blast blinds telescope
A burst of x-rays that temporarily blinded a NASA satellite last month was the most powerful blast ever recorded, leaving astronomers mystified about its origin.
Sun 18 Jul 10 from ABC Science
Cosmic X-ray blast temporarily blinded NASA satellite!
On June 21, an intense blast of X-rays from a distant explosion slammed ...
Wed 14 Jul 10 from Discover Magazine
Cosmic X-ray blast temporarily blinded NASA satellite!, Wed 14 Jul 10 from Discover Magazine
Record-breaking X-ray blast briefly blinds space observatory
A blast of the brightest X-rays ever detected from beyond our Milky Way galaxy's neighborhood temporarily blinded the X-ray eye on NASA's Swift space observatory earlier this summer, astronomers ...
Wed 14 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
Nasa satellite 'blinded by biggest ever star explosion seen in space'
The space agency's orbiting Swift observatory was overwhelmed by glare from the eruption, called a gamma-ray burst.
Sun 18 Jul 10 from Telegraph.co.uk Science
Nasa satellite 'blinded by biggest ever star explosion in space', Fri 16 Jul 10 from Telegraph.co.uk Science
Ultrabright Gamma-ray Burst "Blinded" NASA Telescope
One of the brightest gamma-ray bursts yet briefly shut down the Swift space telescope, astronomers announced this week. NASA - Gamma-ray burst - Astronomy - Gamma ray - Observatories
Thu 15 Jul 10 from National Geographic
Cosmic X-ray blast blinds satellite
The source of the X-rays was a Gamma-Ray Burst: a violent eruption of energy from a massive star collapsing into a black hole.
Thu 15 Jul 10 from Daily Mail
Brightest Star Explosion Seen Blinds Satellite
The brightest explosion of a star ever seen temporarily blinded a satellite set up to watch such events, astronomers said on Wednesday.
Thu 15 Jul 10 from FOXNews
X-ray blast blinds Swift space observatory
The most powerful X-ray blast ever detected from deep space temporarily blinded NASA's Swift space observatory last month. read more
Thu 15 Jul 10 from TG Daily
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