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Beacons in the distant cosmos

Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest and most distant explosions in the Universe. A convincing body of evidence now links these bursts to supernovae, but there is still more to learn about their origins.

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  1. *Gamma-ray Bursts: An Enigma and a Tool, Santorini, Greece, 24–27 August 2003; GRB 2003, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 8–12 September 2003.

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Piro, L. Beacons in the distant cosmos. Nature 426, 397–399 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/426397a

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