Sarah Dalessi, a fifth-year student in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville discovers the fastest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
“”Part of my responsibilities on the team is to be what is called a ‘Burst Advocate,’” Dalessi explains. “Which means I have a number of shifts per month where I am responsible for processing and classifying incoming triggers from the satellite. It was during one of my shifts when I got the trigger notification for GRB 230307A, and right away, I knew that this was an extraordinarily bright event, perhaps the second or third brightest GRB ever. To be a part of such a unique discovery is not something I ever planned or dreamed of.””
Then an assistant professor chimes in…
“GRB 230307A is the second brightest gamma-ray burst observed in over 50 years,” Veres adds.
Dr. Veres is proud of her. Awesome.
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“99.99998 percent of the speed of light – 186,000 miles per second” for anyone wondering.
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“”Part of my responsibilities on the team is to be what is called a ‘Burst Advocate,’” Dalessi explains. “Which means I have a number of shifts per month where I am responsible for processing and classifying incoming triggers from the satellite. It was during one of my shifts when I got the trigger notification for GRB 230307A, and right away, I knew that this was an extraordinarily bright event, perhaps the second or third brightest GRB ever. To be a part of such a unique discovery is not something I ever planned or dreamed of.””
Then an assistant professor chimes in…
“GRB 230307A is the second brightest gamma-ray burst observed in over 50 years,” Veres adds.
Dr. Veres is proud of her. Awesome.
“99.99998 percent of the speed of light – 186,000 miles per second” for anyone wondering.
That’s an unusually wide award