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What is a gamma-ray burst? Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are intense sources of high-energy radiation that we detect on Earth in the form of gamma rays. They were first detected in the 1960s by US military

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Strange phenomena have always drawn crowds and history is replete with miracles that have been witnessed by many people

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