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NASA's New Insights on Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst

2/11/2026

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GRB 250702B lasted over seven hours in 2025, challenging current gamma-ray burst classifications.
Eliza Neights from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center suggests a helium-merger scenario, where a black hole consumes a helium star, to explain the prolonged emission.
NASA will enhance detection criteria for long-duration bursts in future missions, including the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), scheduled to launch in 2027.

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GRB 250702B lasted over seven hours in 2025, challenging current gamma-ray burst classifications.
Eliza Neights from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center suggests a helium-merger scenario, where a black hole consumes a helium star, to explain the prolonged emission.
NASA will enhance detection criteria for long-duration bursts in future missions, including the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), scheduled to launch in 2027.