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Bangs in the Night
Patrick Moore finds out about the Universe's most powerful explosions - gamma ray bursts, which the SWIFT spacecraft reveals are more varied than thought. Chris Lintott tracks down supernovae hunters.
The biggest and most powerful explosions in the Universe are gamma ray bursts. With the launch of the spacecraft SWIFT, scientists now realise that these exotic phenomena are far more varied than first suspected. Patrick Moore finds out about the biggest bangs since the 'Big' one, while Chris Lintott tracks down the supernovae hunters.
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